Valparaiso is a Chilean port town at an hour’s drive of Chile’s capital, Santiago de Chile. In 2003 UNESCO declared part of the extraordinary city to be world heritage. “Valpo” is also the cultural capital of Chile. Poets such as Pablo Neruda, singers, artists and bohemians have made it their home. People who visit San Pedro de Atacame (North), Santiago (the capital), and Torres del Paine (Patagonia, South) also consider Valparaiso a must see and do. Main reasons to visit are the town’s unique landscape, the remains of the glorious past as a main Pacific port, cultural happenings and heritage, its bars and restaurants and the bohemian vibe. And of course the Pacific Ocean, Valparaiso’s reason to be.

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