Viña del Mar is the third largest city in Chile. It's known as "The Garden City" for its beautiful gardens. It's Chile's turistic capital, and with lots of beaches and great landscapes to look at, it's quite the perfect city. Its closeness to Santiago makes it a quiet suburb, but surrounded by the Pacific Ocean.
Viña is also next to Valparaiso. In fact you don't know where one ends and the other begins. They share the same bay, but there are two completely different cities, in character and in extension.
Valparaiso is Chile's biggest port, and its economy is based on shipping and ship industries.
Viña is also next to Valparaiso. In fact you don't know where one ends and the other begins. They share the same bay, but there are two completely different cities, in character and in extension.
Valparaiso is Chile's biggest port, and its economy is based on shipping and ship industries.
The day after the first Seminar
Roughly a 75 mile drive outside of Chile's capital of Santiago, is
Viña del Mar is the third largest city in Chile. It's known as "The Garden City" for its beautiful gardens. It's Chile's turistic capital, and with lots of beaches and great landscapes to look at, it's quite the perfect city. Its closeness to Santiago makes it a quiet suburb, but surrounded by the Pacific Ocean. It's a big city, with town-like people.Viña is also next to Valparaiso. In fact, a lot of people don't know where one ends and the other begins. They share the same bay, but there are two completely different cities, in character and in extension.Valparaiso is Chile's biggest port, and its economy is based on shipping and ship industries. This is most definately Chile's most poetic and misterious city. Its many hills, houses hanging off the cliffs, small and steep streets, and the unusual elevators makes it a photographer's and a traveller's paradise. The city sits perched on the cliffs and hills on the coast of the Pacific Ocean. The city was once an important port for ships sailing between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans via the Straits of Magellan and Cape Horn. Today, it remains an important seaport in Chile and a bustling cultural center of over 800,000 people in the Greater Valparaiso metropolitan area (includes of Viña del Mar, Concón, Quilpué and Villa Alemana). Known as "The Jewel of the Pacific", Valpo is home to beautiful beaches, numerous universities, and important Chilean historical sites and landmarks.
Wandering the winding roads and steep staircases, the unique and colorful buildings and an incredible site.
Viña del Mar is the third largest city in Chile. It's known as "The Garden City" for its beautiful gardens. It's Chile's turistic capital, and with lots of beaches and great landscapes to look at, it's quite the perfect city. Its closeness to Santiago makes it a quiet suburb, but surrounded by the Pacific Ocean. It's a big city, with town-like people.Viña is also next to Valparaiso. In fact, a lot of people don't know where one ends and the other begins. They share the same bay, but there are two completely different cities, in character and in extension.Valparaiso is Chile's biggest port, and its economy is based on shipping and ship industries. This is most definately Chile's most poetic and misterious city. Its many hills, houses hanging off the cliffs, small and steep streets, and the unusual elevators makes it a photographer's and a traveller's paradise. The city sits perched on the cliffs and hills on the coast of the Pacific Ocean. The city was once an important port for ships sailing between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans via the Straits of Magellan and Cape Horn. Today, it remains an important seaport in Chile and a bustling cultural center of over 800,000 people in the Greater Valparaiso metropolitan area (includes of Viña del Mar, Concón, Quilpué and Villa Alemana). Known as "The Jewel of the Pacific", Valpo is home to beautiful beaches, numerous universities, and important Chilean historical sites and landmarks.
Wandering the winding roads and steep staircases, the unique and colorful buildings and an incredible site.