http://www.trekkerglobe.com/gallery/main.php An electric trolley waits for passengers in Valparaíso. http://www.trekkerglobe.com/gallery/main.php/v/south_america/chile/valparaiso/DSCN0230.jpg.html 15814 Valparaíso. http://www.trekkerglobe.com/gallery/main.php/v/south_america/chile/valparaiso/DSCN0232.jpg.html 15817 The entrance to one of Valparaíso's ascensores... http://www.trekkerglobe.com/gallery/main.php/v/south_america/chile/valparaiso/DSCN0233.jpg.html 15820 or elevators that were build around 100 years ago to lift people up the hills that surround the city. The bottom of the ascensor is in the lower right hand corner. http://www.trekkerglobe.com/gallery/main.php/v/south_america/chile/valparaiso/DSCN0239.jpg.html 15827 The bay that serves Valparaíso. http://www.trekkerglobe.com/gallery/main.php/v/south_america/chile/valparaiso/DSCN0243.jpg.html 15830 The top of another ascensor. http://www.trekkerglobe.com/gallery/main.php/v/south_america/chile/valparaiso/DSCN0244.jpg.html 15833 A bunch of people working on a big, flat roof. http://www.trekkerglobe.com/gallery/main.php/v/south_america/chile/valparaiso/DSCN0246.jpg.html 15836 Two ascensor cars cross paths. http://www.trekkerglobe.com/gallery/main.php/v/south_america/chile/valparaiso/DSCN0247.jpg.html 15839 Another track. http://www.trekkerglobe.com/gallery/main.php/v/south_america/chile/valparaiso/DSCN0250.jpg.html 15842 I'm about to pass the other cart! OK, it wasn't really that exciting. http://www.trekkerglobe.com/gallery/main.php/v/south_america/chile/valparaiso/DSCN0252.jpg.html 15845 The entrance to the Polanco ascensor, the only one that's totally vertical. http://www.trekkerglobe.com/gallery/main.php/v/south_america/chile/valparaiso/DSCN0254.jpg.html 15848 The remnants of the meal I had at Cruz Malbrán. http://www.trekkerglobe.com/gallery/main.php/v/south_america/chile/valparaiso/DSCN0256.jpg.html 15851 It started out as a huge pile of meat on top of onions and french fries, but once I got down to the fries, it became too greasy for me to handle any more. People say that the inside of Cruz Malbrán is more like a museum than a restaurant. http://www.trekkerglobe.com/gallery/main.php/v/south_america/chile/valparaiso/DSCN0258.jpg.html 15854 For me, it's what I could picture the first Applebee's that opened in 1905 looking like. Lots of cluttery stuff on the walls. http://www.trekkerglobe.com/gallery/main.php/v/south_america/chile/valparaiso/DSCN0260.jpg.html 15857 More walls o' crap. http://www.trekkerglobe.com/gallery/main.php/v/south_america/chile/valparaiso/DSCN0261.jpg.html 15860 More of the "restaurant." http://www.trekkerglobe.com/gallery/main.php/v/south_america/chile/valparaiso/DSCN0262.jpg.html 15863 Some old suits at the Natural History Museum. http://www.trekkerglobe.com/gallery/main.php/v/south_america/chile/valparaiso/DSCN0266.jpg.html 15866 A map of where stuff lives in the ocean. http://www.trekkerglobe.com/gallery/main.php/v/south_america/chile/valparaiso/DSCN0268.jpg.html 15869 The concepcion ascensor was closed due to construction. http://www.trekkerglobe.com/gallery/main.php/v/south_america/chile/valparaiso/DSCN0272.jpg.html 15872 A mansion on a hill. http://www.trekkerglobe.com/gallery/main.php/v/south_america/chile/valparaiso/DSCN0274.jpg.html 15875 A square that's really just a regular road that happens to be really wide. http://www.trekkerglobe.com/gallery/main.php/v/south_america/chile/valparaiso/DSCN0275.jpg.html 15878 The ascensor control room. http://www.trekkerglobe.com/gallery/main.php/v/south_america/chile/valparaiso/DSCN0276.jpg.html 15881 More of Valparaíso. http://www.trekkerglobe.com/gallery/main.php/v/south_america/chile/valparaiso/IMG_0138.jpg.html 15884 The exit of one of the ascensors. http://www.trekkerglobe.com/gallery/main.php/v/south_america/chile/valparaiso/IMG_0142.jpg.html 15887 Workers taking a break. http://www.trekkerglobe.com/gallery/main.php/v/south_america/chile/valparaiso/IMG_0144.jpg.html 15890