Cementerio Nᵒ 1 de Valparaíso

The Cementerio Nᵒ 1 de Valparaíso is a cemetery located in the Panteón Hill, immediately north of the Cementerio de Disidentes, in Valparaíso, Chile. Created in 1825, it was declared as a National Monument of Chile in 2005, within the category of Historic Monuments.

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Type: Cemetery
Description: national monument of Chile
Also known as: “Cementerio No 1 de Valparaiso”, “Cementerio No 1 de Valparaíso”, and “Cemetery Nº 1, Valparaíso, Chile”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Plaza Aníbal Pinto and Saudi Aramco.

Plaza Aníbal Pinto

Square

Photo: Marc Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Plaza Aníbal Pinto is a plaza built on reclaimed land in Valparaíso, Chile. Formerly Plaza del Orden, Plaza Aníbal Pinto is named after Aníbal Pinto. It features a fountain called "Fuente de Neptuno", which was erected in 1892. Plaza Aníbal Pinto is situated 150 metres northeast of Cementerio Nᵒ 1 de Valparaíso.

Saudi Aramco

Gas station

Photo: Eagleamn, Public domain.

Saudi Aramco, officially the Saudi Arabian Oil Company, is a majority state-owned petroleum and natural gas company, it is the national oil company of Saudi Arabia. Saudi Aramco is situated 340 metres northeast of Cementerio Nᵒ 1 de Valparaíso.

Dissidents Cemetery

Cemetery

Photo: Carlos yo, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Cemetery of Dissidents is on the Panteón hill, in front of the Cemetery nº 1 and at one side of the old city jail in Valparaíso, Chile. It was created in 1825 to hold the remains of the British and other Europeans residents, whose Protestant faith differed from the official state religion at the time, Roman Catholicism. Dissidents Cemetery is situated 130 metres south of Cementerio Nᵒ 1 de Valparaíso.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Panteón Hill and Cerro Concepción.

Panteón Hill

Neighborhood

Panteón Hill in one of the 42 hills of the city of Valparaíso, Chile. It is surrounded by Ecuador and Cumming Streets and it has its base on Condell Street.