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• Valparaiso
  Valparaiso

  noun

  a seaport in central Chile.
• Valparaíso
  Valparaíso

  noun

  a port in central Chile, on a wide bay of the Pacific: the third largest city and chief port of Chile; two universities. Pop: 275 000 (2005 est)

Valparaiso

American  

[val-puh-rahy-zoh, -soh] / ˌvæl pəˈraɪ zoʊ, -soʊ /

noun

1. Spanish Valparaíso.  a seaport in central Chile.

2. a city in NW Indiana.

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Valparaíso British  

/ balparaˈiso /

noun

1. a port in central Chile, on a wide bay of the Pacific: the third largest city and chief port of Chile; two universities. Pop: 275 000 (2005 est)

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Valparaiso Valparaíso

The 14,800-kilometer Humboldt cable, currently being built between Valparaiso and Sydney, will be the first between South America and the Asia-Pacific.

From Barron's ● Mar. 12, 2026

Thomas Albert Howard is a professor of humanities and holds the Duesenberg Chair in Ethics at Valparaiso University.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 20, 2025

Having made the three-pointer that gave Valparaiso an upset of fourth-seeded Mississippi in 1998, Grand Canyon coach Bryce Drew is looking to guide his team to a victory over fourth-seeded Maryland.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 17, 2025

The chief prosecutor in the case, Osvaldo Ossandón, told journalists that the main suspect is Francisco Mondaca, a 22-year-old volunteer firefighter in Valparaiso who is accused of physically starting the fire.

From Seattle Times ● May 25, 2024

According to his mother, Phineas drives for nearly seven years on a regular schedule over the primitive roads between Valparaiso and Santiago.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman

"We need more data on the long-term effects and other outcomes related to cardiovascular health, particularly in lower-risk individuals," says Eva Madrid, co-lead researcher from the Universidad de Valparaíso, Chile.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 16, 2025

Hundreds of people are missing as wildfires continue to raze homes in Chile's Valparaíso region.

From BBC ● Feb. 6, 2024

On Monday, authorities with cadaver dogs continued the search for bodies across the nearly 40 square miles scorched by Friday’s fast-moving wildfires in Valparaíso province, a popular resort area near Chile’s central coast.

From New York Times ● Feb. 5, 2024

Raging wildfires in Chile have killed at least 51 people the Valparaíso region, as the country faces its worst disaster since the 2010 earthquake.

From BBC ● Feb. 4, 2024

Three shelters have been set up in the Valparaíso region, and 19 helicopters and more than 450 firefighters had been brought into the area to control the blazes, Tohá said.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 3, 2024