Funicular, Valparaiso, Chile, 27 Mar 2012
Houses, Valparaiso, Chile, 27 Mar 2012
To fill in our recovery day in Santiago we took a tour to Valparaiso & Vina del Mar on the coast.
Valparaiso is a city with lots of quaint buildings all nestled in the hills for protection against tsunamis and earthquakes. Several buildings had cracks which were evidence of earthquake damage. Graffiti is considered artwork in Valparaiso and adorned many of the buildings. Our tour included a walk around the houses and churches on the hill with the last part of the descent via a very old funicular railway carriage.
Vina del Mar is a beachside area where we had a very nice seafood lunch overlooking the water. Conga eel is the specialty dish of the area.