Chile: Valparaíso & Viña del Mar
Updated 11 May, 2001
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Valparaíso
View over Bahía de Valparaíso from Cerro Artillería.
The colorful, crowded hills of Valparaíso.
Down by the harbor (Muelle Prat).
Cruising around the bay: ships and seals.
The best way to get up and down the hills is with one of the
15 marvelous century-old public ascensores.
Varied colorful sights of the hills -- including a film shoot.
Denizens of the hills.
Random manifestations of art.
The stained-glass windows are from the Museo Naval y Marítimo,
the final one showing Bernardo O'Higgins, hero of Chile.
Assortment of churches, including Iglesia Catedral (1st),
Iglesia Matriz (3rd), and Iglesia San Francisco (5th).
7th is the Primera Zona Naval on Plaza Sotomayor.
8th is Congreso Nacional, the national legislature building
(and Pinochet pork-barrel project).
Markets; and Museo Naval y Marítimo.
In and around Plaza O'Higgins.
Street scenes.
Viña del Mar
Viña del Mar -- the resort city adjoining Valparaíso.
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