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Archeological On-Site Museum
Location: Plaza Sotomayor Year: 2000

This on-site museum was created as a result of the construction of the underground parking lots that were built in the sector. This led to the discovery of the first wooden wharf in Valparaiso, which was made using materials from the first Esmeralda (ship) captured by Admiral Thomas Cochrane and stranded in 1825. Cannons, anchors and remains of other archaeological elements that are exhibited in this museum were also discovered around the area.

Calle Serrano (Serrano Street) - Pasaje Barrio Puerto (Barrio Puerto Passageway)
Location: From Plaza Echaurren to Plaza Sotomayor

As a result of entering 19th century’s world free trade, Serrano Street, formerly called La Planchada, became one of the most prestigious streets in the city, where wealthy families lived. These families built palaces for new commercial, residential and port uses. These houses consisted of solid two and three floors buildings meant for different purposes, with commercial premises on the first level and housing on the upper floors. They have facades of noble dimensions along with thick columns holding the balconies and abundant artistic adornments. This street has three passages that connect with Calle Cochrane (Cochrane Street). These are named after the fallen admirals Muñoz Hurtado, Goñi and Pérez Gacitúa. It also delimits with elegant buildings, recently restored, with magnificent facades and balconies. A solid four-storey building, built in 1897, stands out next to a funicular. It belonged to the Lyon family and later housed the rooms of Hotel Rolff, one of the most prestigious and elegant in the city and the headquarters of the University of Los Lagos.

Ascensor Cordillera (Cordillera Funicular)


Location: Calle Serrano – Cerro Cordillera (Cordillera Hill) Year: 1887

This funicular (inaugurated in 1887) is the second in antiquity. It connects the plan (downtown area) with Cordillera Hill, one of the oldest in the city. Its lower station is located in the middle of Serrano Street and its upper station is located at Plaza Eleuterio Ramírez, a few steps from the Lord Cochrane Museum. On its side is a staircase with 180 steps.

Ascensor Artilleria (Artilleria Funicular)
Location: Cerro Artilleria (Artilleria Hill) Year: 1893

This funicular marks an urban milestone in the city. Its images and presence reveals Valparaiso and its plan, disappearing at the bottom of the hill. It should be noted that this funicular has a significant heritage value, being the second in antiquity, built in 1893.

The lower station is an open place that welcomes urban activities on Plaza Aduana and also in an urban furniture of easy access, as it contains a kiosk and a bus stop where they organize the space in which they are inserted. The top station ends in Paseo 21 de Mayo and welcomes the pedestrians at the top of the hill; Formally it is a closed place that does not pretend to be protagonist of the urban space in which it arrives.

By 1894, this funicular was already working in Cerro Artilleria. It was the only one which had 4 pairs of rails, that is, four cars working with two independent engine rooms. In 1914, this funicular worked with firewood and had a large capacity, until the 1940’s when only two cars were enabled.

It was inaugurated on December 29th 1892, but it started working on January 22th 1893, due to lack of water required to make the machine operable. It was the third funicular built in Valparaiso. It was designed by Ernesto Onfray.

Paseo 21 de Mayo
Location: At the exit of Artilleria Funicular. Located in Cerro Artillería, it is an open space in the stage of the Valparaiso‘s amphitheater and it conforms the second coast with the sight of the sea as ​​the protagonist, conforming a long passageway with Pittosporum and Jacaranda trees, and where a Pergola that looks out to the bay is located, the arrival of the funicular to the passageway and from where they are the old Fiscal Warehouses, the port warehouses, and the movement of the port. This walk in the urban sense is a city of Peatonal, welcoming activities such as looking at the ocean, stroll along a ledge, which as a large balcony looks at the city and turn the booth to the existence of artisan walking trade attracting tourists with their samples