By: Laura Grodewald
Valparaíso is a city unlike any other. Valparaíso has 44 distinct hills all with different character and personality and have beautiful views of the Pacific Ocean. The hills are colored with colorful houses and historic architecture, and cultural art expressions can be found around every bend. The hills have ascensores, or funiculars, some over a century old that bring pedestrians high up into the neighborhoods of the hills for 300 Chilean pesos per ride (or about 0.30 cents. This historic port was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2003.
By: Brandon Foster
In Valparaiso, I really enjoyed that the houses and buildings were all colorful. Along with being beautifully colored, all throughout the streets and alleyways were amazing murals and street art that really caught my attention. While we were touring Valparaiso, we also took an Ascensor that brought us up to a higher elevation and as we were up there looking down you saw so much color as well as the ocean. It seems that Valparaiso really takes pride in their arts.
