I arrived in Valparaíso around 1pm, after only two hours in the bus from Santiago.
The entire city is a world cultural heritage site, and it is also considered Chile's cultural capital. I haven't seen enough of it yet to be any judge on whether it deserves these titles or not.
My first impression is that it is a strange mix of gorgeous colorful buildings - and ruins.
When you think about the city's history, this isn't really surprising: it went from Chile's most important port to insignificance with the opening of the Panama canal, and then was struck by a few earthquakes.
I'm already curious to see how the rest of the city was affected by all this.
The entire city is a world cultural heritage site, and it is also considered Chile's cultural capital. I haven't seen enough of it yet to be any judge on whether it deserves these titles or not.
My first impression is that it is a strange mix of gorgeous colorful buildings - and ruins.
When you think about the city's history, this isn't really surprising: it went from Chile's most important port to insignificance with the opening of the Panama canal, and then was struck by a few earthquakes.
I'm already curious to see how the rest of the city was affected by all this.
