The Port of Valparaiso

Valparaiso

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May 30th 2008
I will try to cram three days into one entry. We took the hour bus trip north of Santiago and stayed in the port town of Valparaiso. This place is considered the cultural capital of Chile. Valparaiso is an incredible town made up of 45 hills (cerros) and each one is a maze of colourful housing, restaurants and hand made craft stalls that stretch from the port right to the top of each cerro ... read more

South America » Chile » Valparaíso Region » Valparaíso

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Prior to the coming of the Spanish in the 16th century, northern Chile was under Inca rule while Araucanian Indians inhabited central and southern Chile; the latter were not completely subjugated until the early 1880s. Although Chile declared its ind... ... read more