Historic Quarter of the Seaport City of Valparaíso World Heritage Site

Official name

Historic Quarter of the Seaport City of Valparaíso | UNESCO

Country

Chile | Map

Continent

South America

Location

Fifth Region, Province Valparaíso
-33.4060° Lat, -71.6280° Lon | Map

Code

959

Time Zone

America/Santiago (-04, -0400)

Current Time

Category

Cultural

Description

Inscribed 2003. The colonial city of Valparaíso presents an excellent 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 that are dotted with a great variety of church spires. It contrasts with the geometrical layout utilized in the plain. The city has well preserved its interesting early industrial infrastructures, such as the numerous ‘elevators’ on the steep hillsides.