Valparaíso Travel Video - Third Largest Metropolitan Area Part II Valparaíso (/ˌvælpəˈraɪzoʊ/, Spanish: [balpaɾaˈiso]) is a major city, seaport, and educational center commune in Chile. Greater Valparaíso is the third largest metropolitan area in the country. Valparaíso is located 69.5 miles (111.8 km) northwest of Santiago[3] and is one of the South Pacific's most important seaports. Valparaíso is the capital of Chile's third most populated administrative region and has been the headquarters for the Chilean National Congress since 1990. Valparaíso's bay was probably first populated by Picunches Indians, who were dedicated to agriculture. Other accounts say that it was the Changos who were nomads dedicated to fishing, and traveling between Caldera and Concepcion. Spanish explorers arrived in 1536, aboard the Santiaguillo, a supply ship sent by Diego de Almagro, who is considered the first European explorer, or discoverer, of Chile. The twentieth century began with the first big protest of dockworkers, Chile on April 15, 1903, due to complaints by Dockers about their excessive working hours and demands for higher wages, requests that were ignored by employers, creating a tense situation that led to serious violence on May 12. There were protests and the burning of the CSAV offices and several people were shot and killed. All this prompted intervention by the state. Valparaíso is located in central Chile, 120 km (75 mi) to the north west of the capital Santiago. Valparaíso, like most of Chile, is vulnerable to earthquakes. Before the earthquake of February 27, 2010, which measured 8.8 on the moment magnitude scale,[6] the last catastrophic earthquake to strike Valparaíso devastated the city in August 1906, killing nearly 3,000 people.[7] Other significant earthquakes to affect the city were the 1730 Valparaíso earthquake, the 1985 Santiago earthquake and the 2008 Papudo earthquake. More Info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valparaíso Valparaíso06: japosai https://www.flickr.com/photos/japosai/2110980174 Valparaíso07: Pablo Trincado https://www.flickr.com/photos/pablotrincado/3625285049 Valparaíso08: Mitch Altman https://www.flickr.com/photos/maltman23/9710079797 Valparaíso09: japosai https://www.flickr.com/photos/japosai/2110201297 Valparaíso10: japosai https://www.flickr.com/photos/japosai/2110201399 Valparaíso11: Marcelo Páez Bermúdez https://www.flickr.com/photos/paeberz/3210023552

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