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Day 16 - Valparaiso, Chile

Posted by ajamisola | 26th October 2009

I’d never heard of Valparaiso until I started planning destinations in South America. Then again, Chile was never on the top of my list of countries to visit so when I read up on Valparaiso and looked at some photos, I instantly added it to our South American sojourn. It also helped that it was only 1-2 hours drive west of Santiago, towards the Pacific coast. Our original plan was to spend a night there and enjoy the spectacular views of the city night lights that Valparaiso was famous for. Instead we decided to stay an extra night in Santiago and just do a day trip which included a tour around a winery and a visit to the neighbouring beach resort town of Vina del Mar.

A small group of us set off with a guide and a driver and by 10am, we arrived at the Winery for a quick tour and wine taste. The name of the winery escapes me now as I wasn’t quite on the ball that morning due to some ‘quiet’ drinks the night before, n

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