Colour Palette

Everywhere you look is like an artist's palette, although a lot of the buildings need some attention. My host, Patricia, is a member of Fundacion Bellavista which is supporting people restoring their buildings and also to encourage more services in this neighbourhood eg restaurants. Hoever, not the much developed tourist areas found in Cerro Concepcion and Allegre.

Colour & Culture- Valparaiso, Vina del Mar and Isla Negra

September 30th 2013
After more than a week in the capital, I headed to the coast and the colourful harbour city of Valparaiso, enclave of artists, poets , students and migrants from everywhere imaginable. Originally inhabited by local Chango people who were mainly fishermen, Spanish exploration in the mid-16th Century led to it developing into the main harbour for the Chilean Navy and also opened it to internation ... read more

South America » Chile » Valparaíso Region

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

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