Valparaiso

Saturday, December 24, 2016
Valparaiso, Chile
Our final port - The Cruise is OVER!!

They drove us through Valparaiso and past Vina del Mar on our way to Santiago . On the way we stopped for lunch and was served chicken, sausage, pork, and beef kept warm with Sterno. Plus there was salad and potatoes. It was good and we could not eat all they put on the table.








Valparaíso
is a major city, seaport, and educational center in the county or commune of Valparaíso, Chile. Greater Valparaíso is the second largest metropolitan area in the country. Valparaíso is located 111.8 kilometres (69.5 miles) northwest of Santiago and is one of the South Pacific's most important seaports. Valparaíso is the capital of Chile's third most populated administrative region and has been the headquarters for the Chilean National Congress since 1990.

Valparaíso played an important geopolitical role in the second half of the 19th century, when the city served as a major stopover for ships traveling between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans by crossing the Straits of Magellan.Valparaíso mushroomed during its golden age, as a magnet for European immigrants, when the city was known by international sailors as "Little San Francisco" and "The Jewel of the Pacific" . In 2003, the historic quarter of Valparaíso was declared a United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Site.

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