Valparaíso

From World travel guide

Valparaiso (Valparaíso) is a city of 600,000 on the Pacific coast of the central region of Chile. It is 120km West of the capital, Santiago.

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Understand

The principle activities are Charge by ships, petroleum refining and tourism.

Valparaiso was designed "Humanity patrimony" (patrimonio de la Humanidad) by UNESCO.

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Get in

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Get around

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See

Cerros Alegre and ConcepciÓn
Plaza Echaurren – Serrano Street
Cerro Cordillera
Banking area - Prat Street
La Matriz Church and surroundings

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Do

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Learn

The most important university is Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Valparaiso [1]

Other Universities of Valparaiso are:

University Federico Santamaria [2]
University of Valparaiso [3]

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Work

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Buy

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Eat

The most traditional food in Valparaiso is the Chorrillana. You can eat this in the traditional restaurant J Cruz.

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Budget

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Mid-range

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Splurge

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Drink

On weekends, the time to go out for a drink (Chilean peolple call it "salir de carrete") starts at about Midnight-1.00 AM, in the week you can start at 7 PM. The pubs and clubs close at 5 AM.

Drinking alcohol in the streets is not allowed and 18 years is the minimum (alcohol) drinking age. (If you are under 18, you may not be allowed entry into some pubs.)

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