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Before going to the valley, our bus took us on a little tour of Valparaiso. It is a major city and port, here in Chile. It also is on a small area of land between the mountains and the sea. In order to get up to the higher parts of the city, there are acensors. These are funiculars. There are 33 in the town. Only 3 are working right now. One was made in 18??. We did not go on one, but here is a picture of one that is working and is near the port.
There are street performers here, too. This is the second juggler we saw, who just works in the middle of the street during red lights.
Right in the middle of a city block you will find this. It is a fire station. See the fire trucks inside.
Right before we left port we saw lots and lots of jellyfish. They are kind of ugly and beautiful at the same time.
Here are a couple of pictures of the port area. From a distance it is very attractive. From close up it is a big city with high unemployment and therefore lots of crime and dirt and gang graffiti.
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