Valparaiso - Chile

pallo · #1 Posted **May 13, 2017, 9:21 AM**

Photos from my trip in April 2017

Valparaiso street art by Piero Damiani, on Flickr

Panoramic view of Valparaiso by Piero Damiani, on Flickr

Valparaiso by Piero Damiani, on Flickr

Valparaiso street scene by Piero Damiani, on Flickr

Valparaiso street art by Piero Damiani, on Flickr

Valparaiso street scene by Piero Damiani, on Flickr

Valparaiso by Piero Damiani, on Flickr

Valparaiso street art by Piero Damiani, on Flickr

Valparaiso trolleybuses by Piero Damiani, on Flickr

Valparaiso by Piero Damiani, on Flickr

mousquet · #2 Posted **May 13, 2017, 9:41 AM**

World heritage site. Natural layout would be exceptional.

I remember hearing of a huge disastrous fire that damaged some part of it. That must have been rough.

They are very fond of street art, aren't they? There is plenty of it in your Santiago thread too.

Beedok · #3 Posted **May 13, 2017, 3:39 PM**

Latin American cities are always impressively solid.

pallo · #4 Posted **May 14, 2017, 10:20 AM**

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Originally Posted by mousquet

World heritage site. Natural layout would be exceptional.

I remember hearing of a huge disastrous fire that damaged some part of it. That must have been rough.

They are very fond of street art, aren't they? There is plenty of it in your Santiago thread too.

The fires of 2014 destroyed around 2500 buildings, this is the only visible damage i came across

One of the funiculars destroyed during the Valparaiso fires of 2014 by Piero Damiani, on Flickr

Murphy de la Sucre · #5 Posted **May 15, 2017, 12:31 AM**

Well you know what, its looking alright, bit of european and bit of north american mix, got developmental potential

pallo · #6 Posted **May 15, 2017, 9:14 AM**

Valparaiso by Piero Damiani, on Flickr

mrnyc · #7 Posted **May 15, 2017, 11:08 AM**

this is fantastic - now im really looking forward to our visit - thanks!

photoLith · #8 Posted **May 15, 2017, 7:14 PM**

Wow, thats an incredible city, never really heard of it before. The architecture looks very unique, I hope that fire from 2014 didn't wipe out a bunch of historic buildings. It looks like the San Francisco of Chile.

mousquet · #9 Posted **May 15, 2017, 10:00 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by photoLith

It looks like the San Francisco of Chile.

Precisely. Except topography's better, and the technology widespread locally is not quite the same yet.

pallo · #10 Posted **May 16, 2017, 1:29 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by photoLith

Wow, thats an incredible city, never really heard of it before. The architecture looks very unique, I hope that fire from 2014 didn't wipe out a bunch of historic buildings. It looks like the San Francisco of Chile.

The people here have it easier than San Francisco residents since they can count on around 16 funiculars (elevators) spread around the city that take them up the hills

pallo · #11 Posted **May 16, 2017, 1:30 PM**

Valparaiso by Piero Damiani, on Flickr

Kenmore · #12 Posted **May 16, 2017, 1:31 PM**

cool place fo sho

pallo · #13 Posted **May 17, 2017, 11:02 AM**

Valparaiso by Piero Damiani, on Flickr

pallo · #14 Posted **May 18, 2017, 11:01 AM**

Valparaiso by Piero Damiani, on Flickr

AJW · #15 Posted **May 18, 2017, 10:01 PM**

The street art is amazing. Very nice, thanks for sharing.

pallo · #16 Posted **May 20, 2017, 10:25 AM**

^^^ Thanks

Valparaiso by Piero Damiani, on Flickr

mrnyc · #17 Posted **May 20, 2017, 3:50 PM**

^ very colorful -

yipes -- this is all about the great fire disaster of 2014:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worl...-Ive-seen.html

and they had another fire this summer in january:

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-ch...-idUSKBN14N027

Austinlee · #18 Posted **May 21, 2017, 12:08 AM**

Great photos.
Some of the best street art i've ever seen. The murals remind me of Montreal quality. The city itself reminds me of the Pacific Northwest of North America. Something about the pacific coast seems to bring out the creativeness in people, I suppose inspired by the beautiful coastline and hillside landscape.

ue · #19 Posted **May 21, 2017, 8:27 PM**

Fuck yeah. I've heard of Valparaiso before, but these are the first actual photos I've seen of the place. Compared to what I've seen of Santiago, it seems more historic and colourful.

subterranean · #20 Posted **May 24, 2017, 9:29 PM**

I'm very impressed. Lovely city. Thanks for the photos.