Valparaiso

…syncopated,dilapidated,colourful and poetic..Valparaiso is a wonderful mess..just look at that main picture..you have commerce..tourists..and the Armada de Chile..all in one shot.

No sooner had the Spanish conquistadores arrived than Valparaiso became a stop off point for boats taking gold and other products back to Spain..more seafaring looters followed..English and Dutch pirates..incl Sir Francis Drake..who repeatedly sacked Valparaiso for gold.

More great murals here..and its hot and sunny..making the most of this glorious weather🌞Read more