Testimonials
  • Trenton Bruce, U.S.A. UVM Testimonio-Treton Bruce, USA

    Universidad de Viña del Mar “I chose to study at UVM because I wanted to learn my Spanish in a country where it was spoken everywhere… I liked that the campus was small and intimate for the students and their professors, and being in downtown Viña was great. Chile was an easy choice, since the [...]

  • Addy Jane Moon, U.S.A. UVM Testimonio- Anddy Monn

    Universidad de Viña de Mar UVM-Chile offered excellent opportunities to see the geography and experience the culture of Chile. The classes offered were small enough to foster great student-teacher and student-student interactions which contributed enormously to the retention of language and vocabulary skills picked up in everyday life outside of the classroom. Also, UVM-Chile made [...]

  • Patricia Alcoy, Francia. Duoc UC Patricia Alcoy

    “Chileans are very welcoming people, and are always ready to help foreigners that arrive to their country. I enjoy studying here because you are able to get close to Chileans, and learn more about their rich culture. What I´ve liked most about my experience has been sailing and be in touch with nature, since there [...]

Spare Time

Valparaiso Region features many places for students to enjoy free time and to which is easy to acces, because of the short distances and the variety of public transport alternatives. From Film Cycles of prominent directors and filmmakers, plays in cultural spaces as novel such as containers, the possibility of participating in university sports tournaments see favorite bands in concert, are part of the various scenarios to which you attend, free or discounted rate, displaying your university credentials.

 

Agenda

To keep up of the best scenery and recreational and cultural activities of the city and Valparaíso region, where you can find online everything interesting that is going on: Music, exhibitions, dance, literature, visual arts, lectures, seminars, workshops, noncommercial films and theater … More information on events, meetings and workshops in:

www.capitalcultural.cl
www.camaralucida.cl
www.cracvalparaiso.org
www.sientevalpo.com
www.murallarock.com
www.talleresdevalparaiso.cl

Cinemas & Theatre

Both Viña del Mar and Valparaiso have commercial cinema chains. In Viña del Mar they are located in malls, where there is a wide offer in multiscreen movie complex. The region, however, has a good reputation earned by the film festivals, which every year receive outstanding creations of national and foreign filmmakers in documentary genres, long and short films, digitally animated film, among many new audiovisual proposals. Among the highlights:
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Nightlife

Viña del Mar, Valparaíso and Reñaca have many places where young people gather, such as Pubs, restobars, restaurants, discos and cafes. Photos and links

Sports

Valparaíso region is characterized by diverse landscapes and places that let you enjoy sports throughout the year. In addition to the activities of university sports branches, there are fun tournaments in which young people can participate, professional or amateur. Here are the main alternatives and have links where you can find more information.

  • Cerro La Campana National Park

    An real adventure is to take a trip to La Campana National Park, located at 70 km from Viña del Mar. Declared a World Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO, in its roads and trails you can shoot up to 320 plant species and a huge variety of birds. The extention...

  • Boating and Kayak

    Muelle Barón in Valparaíso and in Casa Botes Racing Club in Curauma area. Curauma is a small satellite town...

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  • Cultural Agenda

    To keep up to date on the best events and recreational and cultural activities of Valparaiso Region and city.

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Tourism

  • Wine Route

    In Chile there are two wine routes with high prestige. The Colchagua Valley Wine Route (to the south)...

  • Peñuelas Forestal Reserve

    Declared a Biosphere Reserve in 1985, it´s an area of 9,262 hectares of wildlife that inhabits a landscape...

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  • Quebrada Verde park

    Natural Heritage of Valparaiso, it´s an extension of 750 hectares, 5 km at the south of Valparaiso...

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  • Viña del Mar Botanical Garden

    At 10 minutes from the center of Viña del Mar is the Botanical Garden, a national park with over 3,000...

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  • Sala El Farol

    It is a well-known place where the Extension Center of the University of Valparaíso calls to different...

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Sports

  • Other Sports Events

    There is the possibility to participate in marathons, competitions and tournaments, in different...

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  • Cycling

    On the waterfront there are bicycle lanes in Viña del Mar and Valparaiso. Because of its port topography...

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  • Skiing ans Snowboard Centers

    In the areas nearby the mountains of Santiago (115 kms distant and 1:40 hrs by bus from Viña del Mar or Valparaiso)...

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  • Shore Fishing

    Along the coastline from España Avenue to Reñaca there are many spots where you can do sport fishing...

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  • Surf in Viña del Mar

    In the region it is mainly practiced in Reñaca, beach located between Viña del Mar and Concón...

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