Saturday, November 21, 2009

Valparaiso

Today the school had a trip to Valparaiso (pronounced Val-para-iso) It’s a port city on the coast of the Pacific and about an hour and a half by bus from Santiago.  The buses in Chile are amazingly cheap (the ride was cdn$5 and the bus super modern and comfortable)

Valparaiso is one of the oldest cities in Chile and recently became a UNESCO world heritage site.  It’s famous for it’s 19th century architecture, colorful buildings and funicular (ie death trap) elevators. 

Here are some cool pics!

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