Don't believe the hype
December 1st 2008 Valparasio is a short bus trip away from Santiago, about 2 hours. Unlike Santiago, Valparasio is bigged up a lot! Loads of people we met raved about this place as did the travel guides, but Santiago was much better than people had let on. This place definately does not deserve the hype around it. We were told of stunning streets and fantastic beaches. The beaches are mediocre (even the ones down t
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