Valparaiso is the second major city of Chile. It is a port city on the coast and is only about 1-2 hours away from Santiago. Valpo reminds me a lot of San Francisco (although I've never been there), probably because of the quaintness and colors of the residential areas. There's also a lot of interesting graffiti. Most of the residential areas are located on the many "cerros," or hills. You can get to the top of many of these hills by riding one of the "ascensores," which is basically an old cable car on that holds about 6 people. These things are probably about 100 years old, so it was a little scary riding such a rickety car! The views from the cerro were really pretty. We ate at a restaurant there too, which was delicious. I don't really know what we ate...but I know it was good!
After Valparaiso we went to Isla Negra, where we got to tour one of Pablo Neruda's homes. These are some pictures from Isla Negra:
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