Known as the "Vineyard of the Sea" and the "Way of Paradise", Valparaiso, Chile, was once the busiest port city on the eastern coast of the Pacific Ocean, and several aspects of it show its special features. From a geographical point of view, it is not only on the geographical fault formed by the drift of the Earth's plate, but also completely preserves the historical fault left by the changes in the world's shipping. In terms of scenery, it is dotted with beautiful urban buildings, blending the characteristics of different European countries, and has been approved by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee as a cultural heritage list. In terms of their relationship with our country, they have concluded a sister city agreement with Shanghai, so when I come to this city, I always have a different emotion, and naturally feel that they are closer to us.
Valparaiso was previously just a small fishing village where indigenous tribes lived, and was later discovered by Spanish colonists, so it was named Valparaiso, which means "Valley of Paradise" in Spanish, and later with the discovery of peruvian silver mines and the rise of the gold rush in the western United States, this port developed rapidly, and under the historical development of more than 500 years, it became today's harbor city. Immigrants from various countries also brought different architectural styles to the city. The World Heritage Committee evaluates it this way: The colonial city of Valparaiso was a model of urban and architectural development in Latin America in the late 19th century. The city's geographical location is like an amphitheater, the layout is very distinctive, the mountainside is full of national urban buildings, which are dotted with church spires, and in the flat part of the geometric layout. Valparaiso also preserves some of the interesting industrial infrastructure of the early years, such as countless "lifters" on steep hillsides.
Another feature of the city is its colorful as oil paintings as rich color collocation, most of the houses here have been painted by homeowners into a variety of colors, when we take the cable car up the mountain, overlooking the building below, it will feel like a rainbow sugar that has been broken bottles, red orange yellow green blue purple, you can imagine the color, will be scattered below, let people feel happy. If you come here at sunset, you are really lucky, you will definitely see a very special sunset, because when the sunset is sprinkled on this area, you will see the natural scenery surrounded by green mountains and blue water and the colorful buildings shrouded by the sunset, this city that is no longer prosperous, but has a different beauty.