Valparaiso
Valparaiso (Valparaíso) is a city of 600,000 on the Pacific coast of the central region of Chile. It is 120km West of the capital, Santiago.
==Understand==- The principle activities are Charge by ships, petroleum refining and tourism.
- Valparaiso was designed "Humanity patrimony" (patrimonio de la Humanidad) by UNESCO.
Get in
By plane
By train
By car
By bus
You can easily get to Valparaiso by Bus from Santiago. The trip takes less than two hours and you have a wide choice of bus companies and departure times.
From Valparaiso, you can reach Vina del Mar in about thirty minutes with the local busses.
By boat
See
- Cerros Alegre and ConcepciÓn
- Plaza Echaurren – Serrano Street
- Cerro Cordillera
- Banking area - Prat Street
- La Matriz Church and surroundings
Learn
The most important university is Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Valparaiso =>
Other Universities of Valparaiso are:
Eat
The most traditional food in Valparaiso is the Chorrillana. You can eat this in the traditional restaurant J Cruz.
Budget
Mid-range
Splurge
Drink
On weekends, the time to go out for a drink (Chilean peolple call it "salir de carrete") starts at about Midnight-1.00 AM, in the week you can start at 7 PM. The pubs and clubs close at 5 AM.
Drinking alcohol in the streets is not allowed and 18 years is the minimum (alcohol) drinking age. (If you are under 18, you may not be allowed entry into some pubs.)
Nightlife
- La Torre
- Balmaceda
- Barcelona
- La Piedra Feliz
- Club El cielo
- Club Stockolmo
- Club El Huevo It one of the biggest Clubs in Valparaiso
- Bar El Playa
Sleep
Budget
- Residencial el YoYo, Subida Ecuador 355, 032-591087 (elyoyo3555@latinmail.com). Basic hostel with kitchen and internet access.
- Hostal Pilcomayo, Pilcomayo #491 (Cerro Concepción), 032-251075 (hostalpilcomayo@hotmail.com). Basic rooms, very friendly atmosphere. The large living rooms makes it a good meeting place. Free internet. Much friendlier but not as clean as it looks on their web page.
Mid-range
Splurge
Get out
- Viña del Mar - The beachtown Viña del Mar is only twenty minutes by train from Valparaíso.
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