As emblematic as its painted houses, Valparaiso’s funicular elevators attest to the city’s golden age. As transportation to the heights, they offer a magnificent view of the port and its bay. But apart from the four ascensores tha..
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Quintay is a discreet Chilean village located near Valparaiso, 120 kilometres from Santiago. Whaling was its economical mainstay for many years, until the industry was banned in 1967. A museum tells the story of this port, now rec..
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Set along the Pacific Ocean where the peaks of the Cordillera de la Costa meet the air from the sea below, the Fray Jorge National Park enjoys a singularly humid micro-climate. The incredible luxuriance of its flora is an abrupt c..
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An original civic operation is underway to restore the historic Chilean port of Valparaiso to its former glory. Each week, citizens scrape graffiti and peeling paint off old buildings to cover them with their original 19th century..
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