Valparaiso (Chile)
Valparaiso (Chile)
Valparaiso is Chile’s colorful paint box. Nearly every house or one of the countless hidden stairs is wrapped in colorful street art. Not only the eyes, but also the leg muscles are challenged when walking through the steep alleys and stairs. The city is laid out like a labyrinth on many hills and all road maps differ from one another … (It is said that the city is so complex that there is no one hundred percent exact map of this city.) You always only get to your destination after detours and many meters in altitude. Fortunately, there are elevators in several places that make it possible to bypass a few strenuous climbs up long and steep stairs. In addition to a lot of craftsmanship in the alleys, you are enveloped in loud music in every corner. So it is not a strange picture when a complete jazz orchestra plays in the middle of the street crossing …
© Daniel Mitas 2018