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Valparaíso (Spanish: [balpaɾaˈiso]) is a major city, commune, seaport and naval base facility in Valparaíso Region, Chile.. Greater Valparaíso is the second-most populous city in the country, as well as the second-largest city in the Greater Valparaíso metro area (behind Viña del Mar).
Chile portal; Subcategories. This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total. M. Museums in Valparaíso Region (4 P) P. Protected areas of Valparaíso ...
Chile accepted the convention on 20 February 1980, making its sites eligible for inclusion on the list. [3] There are seven World Heritage Sites in Chile, and a further 18 sites on its tentative list. The first site added to the list was the Rapa Nui National Park, which was listed in 1995.
Until the middle of the 18th century, it was the most important city in Spanish South America. The architecture and decoration combine the style of both the local population and Europe, such as in the Monastery of San Francisco , which was the site's original listing in 1988, before it was extended in 1991.
Occupying the southwest part of South America, Chile is normally divided into three geographic areas: [10]. Continental Chile comprises a long and narrow strip of land on the west coast of the Southern Cone that extends between the parallels 17°29'57"S and Diego Ramírez Islands at 56°32'12"S, mostly from the southeastern shore of the Pacific Ocean to the Andes, across 4270 km [11]
Wulff Castle as seen in 1930. Viña del Mar (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈbiɲa ðel ˈmaɾ]; meaning "Vineyard of the Sea") is a city and commune on central Chile's Pacific coast. . Often referred to as La Ciudad Jardín ("The Garden City"), Viña del Mar is located within the Valparaíso Region, and it is Chile's fourth largest city with a population of 324,836 (according to the 2008 censu
Muelle Prat (Prat Pier) is located in west side of Plaza Sotomayor, Valparaiso. It was established in the 1930s [9] and all the port activity from Valparaiso can be found there. A fender of about a kilometer long is seen projected towards the sea at one side of the pier, which serves as an anchorage point for big draft boats.
St. Paul's Cathedral (Spanish: Catedral de San Pablo) is a historic Anglican church in Valparaíso, Chile. Located in Cerro Concepción in the historic British section of Valparaíso, St. Paul's has been a National Monument of Chile since 1979 and a cathedral since 2016.