Hills of Valparaíso (Los cerros de Valparaíso) are the predominant geographical feature that rise above the main port area of
Valparaíso
Valparaíso () is a major city, Communes of Chile, commune, Port, seaport, and naval base facility in the Valparaíso Region of Chile. Valparaíso was originally named after Valparaíso de Arriba, in Castilla–La Mancha, Castile-La Mancha, Spain ...
in
Chile
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.
In many cases, the hills have communities tied to the name of the specific hills. The sea level area below the hills with the four historical coastline is known as the
'plan' area, a term used after the
1906 earthquake for the project to rebuild the city The lower hills closer to the bay have ''Ascensores'' (Hill elevators or
Funicular railways
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).
Some tourist promotion material claim that the city is formed from 42 hills. Some maps of the lower hills have other named hills identified making a different total.
In April 2014, the
Great Fire of Valparaíso
Great may refer to:
Descriptions or measurements
* Great, a relative measurement in physical space, see Size
* Greatness, being divine, majestic, superior, majestic, or transcendent
People
* List of people known as "the Great"
* Artel Great (bo ...
burned a large portion of the upper hills, destroying 2,800 homes, killing 16 people, and displacing a large number of people.
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