Name/Title
StereographEntry/Object ID
2023.055.3.0247Description
A black and white stereograph. Image is of a road winding downhill through the mountains to a large village, a pair of people can be seen riding an animal. Above the image "T264 (Star)" is printed, below the image "21865 The Bay and City, Valparaiso, Chile, S. Am." is printed, to the left of the image "Keystone View Company COPYRIGHTED Manufacturers MADE IN U.S.A. Publishers" is printed, to the right of the image "Meadville, Pa., New York, N. Y., Chicago, Ill., London, England." is printed. On the reverse the following is printed:
326-(21865)
HARBOR AND CITY OF VALPARAISO, CHILE
Lat. 33(Degrees) S.; Long. 72(Degrees) W.
The word "Valparaiso" (pronuncation) means "valley of paradise." The Spaniards, who discovered it, had been crushing for weeks along the barren coast of western South America. Suddenly they came to this sheltered bay with its backgournd of tree-covered hills, eyond which lies the rich balley of Chile. The name they gave it on the spot is as fitting today as it was then. Valparaiso is still the paradise of sailors on the western coast of South America. This entire coast has only four or five harbors worthy of the name. It is becuase the Andes Mountains lie so close to the ocean the shores are not indented by bays or the mouths of great rivers. The shipping of Valparaiso is by far the most important of any harbor on this west coast. Its commerce amounts nearly to $65,000,000.
As you see in the view the city is built about the bay in the shape of a half moon. It extends from the water's edge to the heights overlooking the bay. The streets are steep and winding, but well made. The business part of the city is on the level strench along the shore. The stores, shops, banks, and machines shops look like those of the cities you know. There are electric lights and you can got up the steep streets on cable cars. Or you take an elevator. Valparaiso is about the size of Columus, Ohio. It is the outlet for the products of the rich Chilean valley that lies back of it - grains, wines, leather, wool, and saltpetre.
Measure the length and width of Chile on your map. What ot cities are on the west coast of SOuth America? How does the longitude of Valparaiso compare with that of Boston? Of Washington, D. C.? How far is it from Valparaiso to Panama? To San Francisco?
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