Valparaíso and Viña del Mar archivos

La Campana National Park

This national park, covering 8,000 hectares, was created in 1967. It is divided into three sectors...

National Monuments of the Central

Valparaíso Customs House Declared a National Monument in 1976. It stands between Calle Bustamante and Calle Lord Cochrane. The building was constructed by a North American, John Brown, in the American colonial style in 1854. It has stuccoed brick walls 1.20 meters thick, and is raised on stone foundations. The roof...

Lago Peñuelas National Reserve

20 km from Valparaíso. Lago Peñuelas is an artificial reservoir created between 1895 and 1900 to provide drinking water to the higher parts of the cities of Valparaíso and Viña del Mar. The reserve covers 9,260 hectares, and in the surrounding forest can be found species of plants such as quillay, peumo, litre, rosemary, brambles...

Reñaca

This seaside resort is part of the Viña del Mar coastline, located 7 km. north of the city. The busy holiday season in the summer justifies the assertion that the town now has a life of its own. It has a strong infrastructure with hotels and restaurants, and there are also houses and flats available for let. Reñaca is the...