Valparaiso

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Weather

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Passages

See Chile.

Navigation

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Entrance

Valparaiso is a port of entry/exit for Chile. For details see Entrance: Chile.

Berthing

One of the two 'marinas' in central Valparaiso - the Puerto Deportivo - has no marina, the other is not suitable for the typical cruising yacht. Better choices are to be found at Con Con to the north and Algarrobo to the south. Note 2nd May, this is a work in progress.

Marinas & Yacht Clubs

Anchorages

None.

Amenities

Facilities at Algarrobo
Water	Yes
Electricity	Yes
Toilets	Yes
Showers	Yes
Laundry	At Rojas y Tapia, Algarrobo
Garbage	Yes
Supplies
Fuel	Yes
Bottled gas	?
Chandlers	No
Services
Repairs	50 Tonne travelift,
Internet	No
Mobile connectivity	Yes
Vehicle rentals	At Vina del Mar

Provisioning

Lider Express/wiki/Valparaiso#Lider_Expressprovisions Lider Express [[Valparaiso#Lider Express|Lider Express]] DD.ddd, DD.dddLider Express; Supermercado, Algarrobo.

Eating out

• Many restaurants along the waterfront in Algarrobo.

Transportation

• The closest airport with commercial service is Arturo Merino Benitez International Airport (SCL) in Santiago, some 1½ hours away
• The Metro Valparaíso or Merval runs between Valparaiso and Limache, as well as surrounding communities including Viña del Mar
• Buses from a wide variety of destinations within Chile have scheduled service to Valparaiso
• Regular TurBus and Pullman services from Algarrobo to Santiago, local bus service to San Antonio.

Tourism

History

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Places to Visit

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Friends

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Forums

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Links

• Valparaiso at the Wikipedia
• Valparaiso at the Wikivoyage
• Noonsite

References

See Chile.

Comments

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• Cofradia Nautica del Pacifico, Algarrobo

Do not mistake Club de Yates de Algarrobo for Cofradia Nautica del Pacifico. The former has no marina.

Algarrobo is an Armada port, the club will check you in by phone on arrival.

The approach to Cofradia is straightforward, avoid Rocas Farallones close northward . In settled weather local yachts pass between there and Isla Pajaros Ninos. Do not cut the corner having passed the fairway buoy inward bound -there is a small unlit pole between the buoy and the north breakwater.

Mooring is Mediterranean , headlines to a buoy , sternlines ashore. Good assistance provided by the club marineros on arrival. Unmetered power ( 220V) and potable water.

The marina has a 50 tonne travelift and a fuel dock.

Rates quoted to me in May 2023 were - for my 39 foot boat - $USD41 a day afloat, $USD25 a day on the hard, Travelift $USD500 in and out. Variable discount for long stay, 15% for 4 months.

Isla Pajeros Ninos is a bird sanctuary populated by a variety of birds , ranging from Peruvian Pelicans to Humbolt Penguins, and otters.

The restaurant is open at weekends. There are also numerous restaurants along the seafront.

The town centre is quite small as Algarrobo has a permanent population of only about 12,000. There is a Lider Express, Ferreteria, and Laundry, plus a variety of other shops but a more satisfying shopping experience may be found in El Quisco, a short distance south.

Both can be reached by catching a San Antonia bus just beyond the Club de Yates. The fare to Lider Express is $CH700, all the way to San Antonio is $CH1400. The Cofradia office will phone for a taxi - $CH4000 to Lider. It is a 2.2 kilometre walk.

Buses to Santiago - Turbus and Pullman - depart from near Lider where a new terminal is currently being built.

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Date of member's last visit to Valparaiso and this page's details validated:

• Compiled from research (pilot books, internet, etc.) October, 2018 --Istioploos Travels with S/Y Thetis
• Frank Holden, Westerly Serenade, May 2023

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