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ValparaísoCity (pop., 2002 est.: 262,000) and port, central Chile. It was founded by the Spanish in 1536; few of its colonial buildings have survived a succession of pirate raids, storms, fires, floods, and earthquakes. After Chilean independence in 1818, the city's port developed with the growth of the Chilean navy. In 1884 a treaty was signed there by which Bolivia ceded to Chile a coastal region containing principal nitrate deposits (see War of the Pacific). As Chile's principal seaport, it handles the bulk of the country's imports, and it is still a naval facility. It also produces chemicals and textiles. Chile's bicameral parliament, the National Congress, has been situated there since it was reestablished in 1990. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Gabriel Adoney, president of the Port of Valparaiso, is not worried. The port of Valparaiso is undergoing a major facelift, the hand-built wooden churches of Chiloe are being preserved, and the government is talking up tours of collapsed coal towns like Two hour's drive west, the Pacific Ocean laps the port of Valparaiso and the seaside resort of Vina del Mar. CHILE by Latin Trade |
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