Chile (Center) - South America

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Travel story: Chile (Center) - South America

Valparaiso
Valparaiso, Chile's principal port and second largest city is 120 km from the capital.

I have often wondered about the factors that have determined the choice of a particular site for the founding of a new city. Sometimes the advantages of a particular site are so obvious that the question does not arise but, in my opinion, that is not the case for Santiago and Valparaiso. Why was Santiago built so far from the sea? Was there no port site better than... More