{"id":170,"date":"2015-03-09T10:12:28","date_gmt":"2015-03-09T16:12:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.earthlylocomotion.com\/?p=170"},"modified":"2015-03-09T10:12:28","modified_gmt":"2015-03-09T16:12:28","slug":"valparaiso-chile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.earthlylocomotion.com\/?p=170","title":{"rendered":"Valparaiso, Chile"},"content":{"rendered":"

Not much room between the high cliffs and the sea, but Valparaiso does qualify as Chile’s third largest city with a population of 200,000 people. The only two larger metropolitan areas are Santiago and Concepcion. There are two very different and distinct sections to this city. The first is the modern coastal stretch that skirts the bay, and the other is much larger. This area is much older and comprises most of the neighborhoods and residences. This area is known as Valpo. Valpo and these neighborhoods cling delicately to the cliffs and hills, which rise abruptly just a few hundred yards from the shoreline. This is where I spent most of my time. Each hill is like an individual neighborhood laced with beguiling twisted streets and loads of commissioned and non-commissioned graffiti. (see pics)
\nThere are 16 operating funiculars. A funicular is a very steep cable car. These take people from the seaside almost straight up the mountainside to the neighborhoods. Some are at such a steep incline that they are more like elevators. (See pics) Up in these charming neighborhoods I found great little restaurants and cafes. The graffiti is also quite remarkable. (See pics) Once at the top there are commanding views of the coastline.
\nSince much of the land around this city is very fertile, the fruits and vegetables are plentiful. The open air market is evidence of the bountiful land surrounding this area. (See pics)
\nSantiago, Chile’s capital city is approximately 2 hours east by automobile.<\/p>\n

\"Look<\/a>
Look at the size of these pumpkin squash.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Nice<\/a>
Nice bounty of fruit.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Produce<\/a>
Produce at the market on Sunday.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Here's<\/a>
Here’s a shot of the funicular tracks. Just look at the pitch. If it lets go from the top it is only about 3 seconds before you are smashed like a bug on a windshield.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Here's<\/a>
Here’s the view from the bottom before my assent.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Example<\/a>
Example of non-commissioned graffiti.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Both<\/a>
Both commissioned and non-commissioned graffiti.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"House<\/a>
House on a cliff. Note the graffiti at the bottom.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"View<\/a>
View from the top of one of the funiculars.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"View<\/a>
View from the modern more commercial area up to one of the neighborhoods.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Coastline<\/a>
Coastline scene and in the background, the residential neighborhoods.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"This<\/a>
This ship looks like it needs more than just an oil change.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Modern<\/a>
Modern area of town. Note the Andes mountains in the distance.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Major<\/a>
Major shipping port and look at all those containers.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Check<\/a>
Check out the name on this ship. I don’t believe this is Spanish for Reefer Madness.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Not much room between the high cliffs and the sea, but Valparaiso does qualify as Chile’s third largest city with a population of 200,000 people. The only two larger metropolitan areas are Santiago and Concepcion. There are two very different and distinct sections to this city. The first is the modern coastal stretch that skirts … Continue reading Valparaiso, Chile<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-170","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.earthlylocomotion.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/170","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.earthlylocomotion.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.earthlylocomotion.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.earthlylocomotion.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.earthlylocomotion.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=170"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.earthlylocomotion.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/170\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":199,"href":"https:\/\/www.earthlylocomotion.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/170\/revisions\/199"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.earthlylocomotion.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=170"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.earthlylocomotion.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=170"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.earthlylocomotion.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=170"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}