Hills of Valparaíso (Los cerros de Valparaíso) are the predominant geographical feature that rise above the main port area of Valparaíso in Chile.
In many cases, the hills have communities tied to the name of the specific hills. The sea level area below the hills with the four historical coastline is known as the 'plan' area, a term used after the 1906 earthquake for the project to rebuild the city page 3 of Editorial Kactus (2009) Valparaíso, Coleccíon Souvenir. The lower hills closer to the bay have Ascensores (Hill elevators or Funicular railways).
Some tourist promotion material claim that the city is formed from 42 hills. Some maps of the lower hills have other named hills identified making a different total.
In April 2014, the Great Fire of Valparaíso burned a large portion of the upper hills, destroying 2,800 homes, killing 16 people, and displacing a large number of people.
(Cerro) Hill name Playa Ancha Mesilla Perdices Cordillera San Francisco Artillería Arrayán Santo Domingo Toro Alegre Concepción Cárcel La Loma Jiménez Panteón San Juan de Dios Yungay Bellavista Mariposas Monjas Florida La Cruz El Litre Las Cañas La Virgen Pajonal Merced Santa Elena Ramaditas Barón Larraín Lecheros Rodríguez Molino O´Higgins Rocuant Placeres Polanco Delicias San Roque Esperanza Rodelillo
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