Parque Cultural de Valparaíso

Parque Cultural de Valparaíso is a park in Valparaíso, Central Chile. Parque Cultural de Valparaíso is situated nearby to the ruins Ruinas, as well as near Estanque de Agua.

Photo: Manxuc, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Type: Park
Description: cultural center and former jail in Valpariso
Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Dissidents Cemetery and Saudi Aramco.

Dissidents Cemetery

Cemetery

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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 230 metres east of Parque Cultural 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 650 metres northeast of Parque Cultural de Valparaíso.

Aníbal Pinto Square

Square

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The Aníbal Pinto Square is a town square built on reclaimed land in Valparaíso, Chile. Formerly "Plaza del Orden", the Aníbal Pinto Square is named after President Aníbal Pinto. It features a fountain called "Fuente de Neptuno", which was erected in 1892. Aníbal Pinto Square is situated 470 metres northeast of Parque Cultural de Valparaíso.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Panteón Hill and Cerro Alegre.

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.