Valparaíso, Chile

Registration Year

2003

Historic Quarter of the Seaport City of Valparaiso

The colonial city of Valparaiso presents an interesting example of late 19th century urban and architectural development in Latin America. In its natural amphitheatre-like setting, the city is characterized by a vernacular urban fabric adapted to the hillsides. It contrasts with the geometrical layout utilized in the plain, where a great variety of church spires are to be seen. Infrastructure elements dating back to early industrialization are well preserved in the city. Among them are many "elevators", or cable cars, on the steep hillsides.

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Sr. Jorge Castro Muñoz Alcalde de Valparaíso	Ayuntamiento de Valparaíso Condell 1490 Valparaíso, Chile	Tel: +56.(0)32 93.92.00/1 Fax: +56.(0)32 93.92.31 Email: alcaldevalpo@munivalpo.cl; eaguirre@munivalpo.cl; barra@munivalpo.cl
Arq. Paulina Kaplan Depolo Encargada de la Oficina de Gestión Patrimonial y Coordinadora regional de la OCPM para América Latina y el caribe	I. Municipalidad de Valparaíso Condell 1490 Valparaíso, Chile	Tel: +56.32 2939226/1577 - 09 92400091 Fax: Email: pkaplan@munivalpo.cl
Sr. José de Nordenflycht Presidente	ICOMOS Chile Comité Chileno del Consejo Internacional de Monumentos y Sitios / co Instituto de Historia PUCV, Av. Brasil 2950 Valparaiso, Chile	Tel: +56 32 500457 Fax: +56 32 500478 Email: icomoschile@gmail.com