There are over 3000 plant species in the nearly 400 hectares of parkland that comprise Chile's Jard铆n Bot谩nico Nacional. It's 8km southeast of the city center; take a taxi or catch bus 203 from Vi帽a along Calle Alvarez to Puente El Olivar, then cross the bridge and walk about 500m north to the park's entrance signs.
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The spectacular setting on a windswept ocean headland makes it easy to understand why Isla Negra was Pablo Neruda鈥檚 favorite house. Built by the poet when鈥
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Bellavista's most famous resident writer was Pablo Neruda, who made a point of watching Valpara铆so's annual New Year's fireworks from his house at the top鈥
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This cultural center built from the bones of a prison has a little bit of everything the thinking traveler could ask for. There are excellent murals in鈥
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Looming large within this national park are two of the highest mountains in the coastal range, Cerro El Roble (2200m) and Cerro La Campana (1890m), which鈥
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Cannons still stand ready outside this naval museum. Much space is devoted to Chile's victory in the 19th-century War of the Pacific. Other exhibits鈥
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As colorful as Valpara铆so's trademark houses 鈥 and built almost as high 鈥 are the fruit and vegetable displays in the Mercado Cardonal, bordered by Yungay鈥
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Plaza Sotomayor is dominated by the palatial blue-colored Edificio Armada de Chile. In the middle of the square lies the Monumento a los H茅roes de Iquique鈥
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Nowhere is Vi帽a's nickname of the 'Garden City' better justified than at the magnificently landscaped Parque Quinta Vergara, which you enter from鈥
Nearby Vi帽a Del Mar attractions
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This children's museum has plenty of play areas and a big workshop for art classes. There are a few reproductions of masterpieces from the 15th to 20th鈥
2. Parroquia Nuestra Se帽ora de Dolores
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Check out the cool iconography at Vi帽a's oldest church, built and rebuilt between 1882 and 1912.
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Nowhere is Vi帽a's nickname of the 'Garden City' better justified than at the magnificently landscaped Parque Quinta Vergara, which you enter from鈥
4. Museo de Arqueolog铆a e Historia Francisco Fonck
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The original moai (an Easter Island statue) standing guard outside the Museo de Arqueolog铆a e Historia Francisco Fonck is just a teaser of the beautifully鈥
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A fantastic barrio for an afternoon stroll, with lovingly restored mansions, great city lookouts, a small 'castle' and the summer palace of the President鈥
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Pretty Castillo Wulff, built by a prominent Valpara铆so businessman in the early 20th century, hangs out over the sea: pass through the art exhibitions to鈥
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You can see all of central Valpo's colorful hills from the Mirador Diego Portales in the east of town.
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One of Valpo's only modern landmarks is the controversial horseshoe-shaped Congreso Nacional, located in the eastern section of El Plan. Its roots lie in鈥