City guide Valparaíso
- Best Beach Nearby Playa Reñaca (15 mins away) or Playa Las Salinas in Viña del Mar Viña del Mar is the beach town about 10 minutes north by train. Concón, 25 to 30 minutes…
- Best Cafe for Work Café de la Flor (Cerro Alegre), high-speed Wi-Fi and excellent coffee A 25 November 2024 regional tourism note places Wip Coffee at Paseo Dimalow 167, Cerro…
- Best Coworking Space Working House (Calle Esmeralda 1074), Day pass approx. 12,000 CLP ($12) HIT Valpo, Avenida Argentina 540, on the top floors of Mall Paseo Ross, does not print a…
- Best Dessert Spots Heladería Emporio La Rosa (Plaza Aníbal Pinto) Emporio La Rosa, an ice-cream shop mapped on Avenida Argentina. A current scoop price was…
- Best Food Delivery App PedidosYa, UberEats none
- Best Hospital Hospital Carlos van Buren (Public), Clínica Ciudad del Mar (Private - Viña del Mar) Hospital Carlos Van Buren, San Ignacio 725, is the public hospital in El Almendral…
- Best Local Dish to Try Chorrillana at J. Cruz M. (Calle Condell 1466) Chorrillana, fries with steak, onion and egg, at the traditional restaurant J. Cruz. A…
- Best Taxi/Ride App Uber, Cabify, and DiDi are widely used and safer than street taxis Colectivos, shared taxis on fixed routes with a black body and yellow roof, run between…
- Bike/Scooter Rental BiciValpo (Coastal path rentals near Valparaíso Terminal) No hire-shop tariff was opened. The municipal funiculars Barón and Cordillera carry a…
- Birdwatching Locations Humedal Mantagua (20 mins north) Parque Nacional La Campana. CONAF names the giant hummingbird and the barn owl among the…
- Bonfire-Friendly Spots Laguna Verde (South of Valparaíso, secluded beaches) CONAF bans every flame in Parque Nacional La Campana, including barbecues, camp stoves and…
- Budget Accommodation Hostel Casa Valparaíso (Cerro Alegre), approx. 15,000 CLP per night SERNATUR lists Hostal Casa Valparaíso at Pasaje Gálvez 173 with the registration not…
- Cashless Friendly Yes, Transbank 'Redcompra' system is everywhere, but keep cash for street food and… The train takes a contactless bank card or the EFE transport card. Keep cash for…
- Casino & Gaming Halls Casino Enjoy (Viña del Mar, 10 mins away) The casino in Viña del Mar, about 10 minutes by train, is operated by Casino del Mar S.A…
- City Valparaíso, Valparaíso Region, Chile Valparaíso, on the Pacific about 120 km west of Santiago. UNESCO inscribed the Historic…
- Community Centers Parque Cultural de Valparaíso (Ex-Cárcel) Parque Cultural de Valparaíso, the former prison at Calle Cumming 580, Cerro Cárcel. Open…
- Controlled Foreign Company (CFC) Rules Yes, applicable to foreign passive income Yes. Residents recognise passive income from a controlled foreign company when that…
- Cooking Classes Chilean Cuisine Cooking Classes (Cerro Alegre) none
- Corporate Tax 27% (General Regime) First Category Tax is 27% for companies on the partially integrated system and 25% for…
- Cultural Districts Cerro Alegre, Cerro Concepción Cerro Alegre and Cerro Concepción, the hillside neighbourhoods of the UNESCO historic…
- Currency & Banking CLP (Chilean Peso). 1 USD ≈ 965 CLP. 1 EUR ≈ 1,045 CLP Chilean peso (CLP). This run uses the country-prep rate of 981.67 pesos per US dollar (19…
- Cycling/Walking Paths Paseo 21 de Mayo (Best city walk/viewpoint) Avenida Alemana is the long hill walk. CONAF allows bicycles on the vehicle roads in the…
- Dividend Withholding Tax 35% (With 100% credit for corporate tax paid) 35% additional tax on dividends paid to a non-resident. Corporate tax already paid is…
- E-commerce/Online Store Falabella.com, Mercado Libre Chile Falabella on Independencia and Ripley at Plaza Victoria are the department stores named in…
- Gaming Lounges Cyber Cafes in Calle Condell none
- Grocery Delivery Jumbo App (Cornershop/Uber) none
- Gyms & Fitness Centers Pacific Fitness (Avenida Brasil), approx. 30,000 CLP per month Smart Fit Curauma Boulevard, Undécima 1605, Menlo Park, in the Valparaíso commune: Plan…
- Highest Income Tax Bracket 40% 40% Global Complementary Tax on annual taxable income above CLP 258,696,240 for tax year…
- Highway Access Ruta 68 (Connects to Santiago in 1.5 hours) Ruta 68 is the tolled road between Santiago and Valparaíso-Viña del Mar, under a Sacyr…
- Historic Buildings Edificio Armada de Chile (Plaza Sotomayor) Palacio Baburizza, Paseo Yugoslavo 176, and Plaza Sotomayor on the port edge of the UNESCO…
- Historical Sites La Sebastiana (Pablo Neruda's house museum) Casa Museo La Sebastiana, Ricardo de Ferrari 692, Cerro Bellavista, a house of Pablo…
- Internet Speed Average 150 Mbps (Fiber available widely via Movistar and VTR) Ookla median for Valparaíso in September 2026 was 395.34 Mbps fixed broadband (upload…
- Language Classes Spanish Language School Valparaíso (Cerro Alegre) Wikivoyage names the Technical University Federico Santa María, the University of…
- Laundry Services Lavandería Valparaíso (Calle Blanco 1623), 2,500 CLP per kg none
- Libraries & Study Spots Biblioteca Santiago Severín (Plaza Victoria) Biblioteca Santiago Severín, Plaza Simón Bolívar 1653. In October 2026 it ran a free…
- Local Brewery Cervecería Altamira (At the foot of El Peral Elevator) none
- Local Heritage The Funicular Network (16 active elevators) Seven funiculars were listed as running (Barón, Concepción, Cordillera, El Peral, Espíritu…
- Local Markets Feria de la Avenida Argentina (Wednesdays and Saturdays) Mercado El Cardonal, Uruguay 125, daily 07:30-17:30, one block from the bus terminal.
- Main Train/Transit Hub Estación Puerto (Metro Valparaíso connecting to Viña del Mar and Limache) Estación Puerto is the western end of EFE Tren Limache-Puerto, in zone A with Bellavista…
- Museums & Art Venues Palacio Baburizza (Fine Arts Museum) Museo Baburizza, Paseo Yugoslavo 176, Cerro Alegre. Tuesday to Sunday 10:00-18:00 from…
Corporate Tax, Dividend Withholding Tax, Tax System, Highest Income Tax Bracket, VAT, Controlled Foreign Company (CFC) Rules, Property Tax, Property Transaction Tax, Best Area to Stay for Tourists, Best Area to Stay for Digital Nomads and Attractive Tax System for Digital Nomads aligned with SII 2026, PwC and the prep (https://www.sii.cl/valores_y_fechas/renta/2026/personas_naturales.html, https://taxsummaries.pwc.com/chile/corporate/taxes-on-corporate-income).