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Forum Universal de las culturas Valparaiso
International dance, film, theatre, Jazz Big Bands, you name it… they are all coming to Valparaiso this summer. Valparaiso will prove it deserves the title of ´Cultural Capital of Chile´ by hosting the 3rd edition of a huge cultural celebration. End November 2010 The 3rd Universal Cultural Forum is coming to Valpo for 6 weeks. Come and celebrate international culture the Valparaiso way…
links: Forum de Las Culturas Valparaiso, Forum Internacional Foundacion
Subscribe to the comments for this postA Chilean Ramada
As Chileans are proud citizens , their national independent day does not take just one day but several days of partying. Around the 18th of September friends and family have spontaneous asados (barbecues) or join a more ‘organized’ popular event called Ramada or Fonda Guachaca. Squares are taken in by chairs, stands, barbecues and dance floors. Huasos (the traditional Chilean cowboys) show off their skills as do the drunks and the Cueca is being danced by young and old.
In the Ex-carcel, an old prison building used as a cultural meeting place nowadays, an oficial fonda guachaca is taken place on the 18th and 19th of September. Entrance fee is CLP5.000 and the fonda kicks off at 21h00.
(image: www.guachacas.cl)
Trolley guided city tour
Trolleys are pure charm and history. On Fridays and Saturdays at 11am-3pm-6:30pm you can enjoy a 2 hour guided tour on a trolley. Departure is at the trolley terminal on Avenida Argentina. All trolleys are in their original state, come from all over the world and are national monuments. Adults pay CLP8.000, children CLP4.000.
