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The Region of Valparaíso
is par excellence a tourism area. In it we find the most varied
attractions: the “Litoral Central”
(central coastline), the fertile interior valleys
and the magnificent Andes mountains. |
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of ski centers, beaches, unique fruits, hills, internationally
known wines, cultural festivals and typical feasts. All
elements that have favored the inspiration of master works
of the most outstanding national poets as Pablo
Neruda, Gabriela Mistral, Vicente
Huidobro and Nicanor Parra.
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Port Valparaíso |
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Viña del Mar |
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Reñaca |
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| The city of Viña
del Mar (meaning Vineyard of the Sea), with its privileged location
in the central coast of Chile, is one of the points of most
domestic tourist affluence. |
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year “La Ciudad Jardín”
(The Garden City) offers the wealth of its
patrimonial architecture, parks, its traditional recreational
centers and the renowned beauty of its coastal border.
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| The city of Viña
del Mar harbors a rich and beautiful architecture, witness
of an illustrious past of palaces and mansions. This historical
patrimony is reflected in magnificent stylish buildings,
today mostly transformed into museums open to the visitor.
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| The enormous variety
of recreational activities that characterizes the city
makes it amusing during the whole year. The Casino
Municipal, the city park Quinta
Vergara and the Teatro Municipal,
among other, they offer events of great international
quality. Given the category of international tourism center,
Viña del Mar has a varied gastronomic offer of
first level. There are numerous restaurants specialized
in international and national food, especially products
of the sea, pastas and meats, where it is possible also
to enjoy the excellent wine production of the area, of
quality recognized inside and outside the country. |
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| Typical of Valparaíso
is its growth from the lower valley into the surrounding hills.
There are 44 hills in the city and some of them are unique. |
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Valparaíso
is divided essentially in 2 parts: The Valley and The
Hills.
The valley is also traditionally divided in the sector
El Almendral (Almond grove), where great part of the public
services, the National Congress and businesses
of Valparaíso reside and the Port sector, where
bars are located and hotels that housed sailors originally,
besides the facilities of the port and of the National
Service of Customs. In the hills is "Cerro
Barón", the hill that gives
its name to the Barón quarter, with university
facilities, public services and the San Francisco's old
church. |
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| The Concepción
Hill (Cerro Concepción),
next to the Cheerful Hill (Cerro Alegre),
is the place where the communities of English, French
and German origin resided, dedicated to the shipping trade,
from the second half of the 19th century until the middle
of the 20th century. |
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| Today they are
hills of high tourist attraction with restaurants, houses
of high architectural value (many at the moment restored
and some remodeled) and hotels. On the hill Playa
Ancha, which partly also was residence of
the British colony (Great Britain Avenue), are located
the Naval School, the Playa Ancha Stadium, and the Cemetery. |
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| The particular
geographical distribution of Valparaíso, where
the hills invade the coast, makes the sight from the hills
to the sea remarkable. In and of itself, places like Mirador
Portales (Mirador is a lookout) , Mirador
Esperanza, Mirador O'Higgins, Mirador Marina Mercante,
Paseo 21 de Mayo (Paseo is a promenade),
Paseo Yugoslavo, Paseo Gervasoni, Paseo Atkinson
and Paseo Dimalow, are ideal
to have a panoramic view of the city port. During the
New Year celebrations, many of these lookouts and promenades
are filled with tourists, from the early morning hours,
to have a more privileged place to watch the evening pyrotechnic
show. |
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| In the year 2003,
the United Nations Education, Science and Culture Organization
declared Valparaíso Patrimony of Humanity, during
a ceremony in Paris, France. |
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