
這個 智利 中部沿海的大城市有著很繞口的名字—— 瓦爾帕萊索 (Valparaiso),這裡離首都聖地牙哥只要一個半一小時的車程。
Valparaiso不像真正的大城市這麼繁榮,也不像小地方純樸可愛,就算是一個中庸的城市吧!
我在馬場待了兩個星期後回到了Valparaiso,為了辦阿根廷的簽證,決定先留在這裡,因為聽說比聖地牙哥要容易辦一些,於是,我找了一家青年旅館打工換宿(詳情點此),待了將近兩個星期。
以一個大城市來說,Valparaiso的舊城區有點糟糕。
舊城區裡除了幾棟外觀良好的殖民式建築外,其他的房子雖然也高大堂皇,卻沒有用心保持,看起來很暗淡,甚至有些髒亂,走著走著我還很懷疑這是不是我該來的地方,感覺會被搶啊!
Valparaiso的港口也在這裡,這是智利主要的港口之一,也是重要的經濟來源。遠遠的就可以看到很多大型貨櫃船,挺繁忙的,旁邊也有遊船的tour,讓遊客可以坐小船出去繞一繞。比較奇怪的是,這裡是海邊,卻沒有任何賣海鮮的地方。
最有特色的,是在山坡上那一片雜亂的房子,這個社區看起來很老舊,小街、小巷、小樓梯都很灰暗,很適合壞人出沒,然而,這裡卻滿是色彩豐富的塗鴉,小至階梯,大至樓房的外牆,都能看到畫作,不同的風格、不同的寓意,都是當地藝術家親手畫出來的。
▼ Valparaiso舊城區的政府建築。

▼ 這裡的街道和建築給人一種沒落的感覺,不像是大城市該有的景象。

▼ 舊城區也包括了Valparaiso的港口。

Valparaiso省還不小,除了Valparaiso市之外,旁邊還有幾個小區包括了其他的城市和小鎮。
Valparaiso是這個省的首府,也是最大最繁榮的地方,而很多人選擇住在附近的小區,也許是房價便宜,也許是不想住在吵雜的城市,寧願每天通車到Valparaiso上班上學,而讓他們方便來往的公共交通工具,就是很像火車的捷運,從Valparaiso往東50公里,連接了五個較大的城市。
整著智利除了那些幾百年前的西班牙殖民者留下來的後裔之外,也有很多來自歐洲各國的移民,Valparaiso省一代就是他們居住的地方,因此呈現比較不同的風貌。
Viña del mar是這個省的第二大城,就在Valparaiso旁邊。
我為了買手機,去了Viña del mar一趟,在那裡逛了半天。有別於其他城市那種輝煌、龐大的殖民式建築,Viña del mar的舊城區比較貼近市井小民的生活,房子矮小而多彩,不像哥倫比亞那樣熱情且色彩鮮明,這裡用的是比較溫和的顏色,像是淡藍、淡綠、淡粉,讓人感覺文雅沉靜,別有一番風味,很值得一去。
▼ Valparaiso的捷運非常方便,這一段沿著海邊行駛還可以看風景。

我沒有特別喜歡Valparaiso,要不是因為辦簽證,我大概不會在這裡久留,其實也沒有那麼糟糕啦,這裡生活方便,不像大城市這麼繁忙,住起來很舒服。好笑的是,最後,我根本沒有辦到簽證。
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