A beautiful seaside town of sloping hills covered in colorful houses, steep streets, stairs and antique funiculars, Valpo experienced it's heyday in the middle of the 19th century as a stop for ships rounding the tip of South America headed for the California Gold Rush. It remained an essential port until the completion of the Panama Canal, shifting the trade-route and making Valparaiso obsolete.
Luckily there is a bit of a renaissance occurring as the fruit export business catches on in Chile, and many of the buildings and funiculars have been declared UNESCO heritage sites.
Besides the vibrant color of the buildings and the mild, San Francisco-like climate, Valpo is also known for it's abundance of graffiti, most of which is unique and interesting enough to be labeled "street art" and becomes a requisite photo album for every tourist to the city! I know I liked it!
Happy little photographer :D
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