Valparaíso and the Casablanca Wine Country
The morning started with a bus ride to Valparaiso. The colonial city of Valparaíso presents an excellent example of late 19th-century urban and architectural development in Latin America. In its natural amphitheatre-like setting, the city is characterized by a vernacular urban fabric adapted to the hillsides that are dotted with a great variety of church spires. It contrasts with the geometrical layout utilized in the plain. The city has well preserved its interesting early industrial infrastructures, such as the numerous ‘elevators’ on the steep hillsides.
After a walking tour enjoying the many murals we stopped for lunch and enjoyed the great views.
The afternoon we were taken by coach to the Casablanca Winery.
The wine was tasty, but the star to the day goes to the empanadas..!
