French: Quartier historique de la ville portuaire de Valparaiso
The Historic Quarter of the Seaport City of Valparaíso is a World Heritage site in Chile defined by the UNESCO in 2003 and definitely a recommended cultural sightseeing location.
It is on position 683 (779, 698) in our monthly survey..

"The colonial city of Valparaíso presents an excellent example of late 19th-century urban and architectural development in Latin America. In its natural amphitheatre-like setting, the city is characterized by a vernacular urban fabric adapted to the hillsides that are dotted with a great variety of church spires. It contrasts with the geometrical layout utilized in the plain. The city has well preserved its interesting early industrial infrastructures, such as the numerous ‘elevators’ on the steep hillsides."
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