How many sacred sites are listed in Valparaíso?

This regional guide currently includes 10 sacred sites in Valparaíso, Chile.

Which traditions are represented in Valparaíso?

The most represented traditions in the current guide include Indigenous, Christianity.

Can I view Valparaíso sacred sites on a map?

Yes. Switch to map view to compare the listed places, then open a site page for coordinates and visiting context.

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Regional sacred-site guide

Sacred sites in Valparaíso

Explore 10 sacred places in Valparaíso, Chile, with a regional map and links to detailed site guides.

Traditions in Valparaíso

Indigenous8 Christianity2

Site types in Valparaíso

Ceremonial Complex7 Historical1

Showing 1-10 of 10 sites in this regional guide

Indigenous

Ahu Akivi

Hanga Roa interior, Rapa Nui, Valparaíso Region, Valparaíso, Chile

Ahu Akivi's seven uniform moai stand on an inland pasture, gazing toward the ocean rather than a settlement — the only ahu on Rapa Nui known to do so....

Indigenous

Ahu Nau Nau

Anakena, Rapa Nui, Valparaíso Region, Valparaíso, Chile

At Anakena's white-sand cove, seven restored moai stand where, according to Rapa Nui tradition, the island's first Polynesian settlers made landfall....

Indigenous

Ahu Tongariki

Hanga Nui, Rapa Nui, Valparaíso Region, Valparaíso, Chile

Fifteen moai face inland across a hundred-meter stone platform at Hanga Nui bay, backs to the Pacific, watching over a community they were carved to protect....

UNESCOIndigenous

Easter Island

Easter Island, Valparaíso, Chile

At the most isolated inhabited place on Earth, a Polynesian people carved nearly a thousand stone figures to embody their ancestors....

Indigenous

Orongo Ceremonial Village

Hanga Roa, Rapa Nui, Valparaíso Region, Valparaíso, Chile

On the rim of the Rano Kau volcanic crater, low stone houses look out over sheer cliffs toward three offshore islets....

Indigenous

Rano Raraku

Hanga Roa / Hanga Nui area, Rapa Nui, Valparaíso Region, Valparaíso, Chile

On the slopes of a volcanic crater on Rapa Nui's eastern side, hundreds of moai stand half-buried in the earth where they were carved — some finished, some abandoned...

Christianity

Renaca, Iglesia de San Expedito

Viña del Mar, Valparaíso, Chile

The Parroquia San Expedito in Reñaca is an architecturally modest neighborhood church that has become Chile's principal center of devotion to the saint of urgent causes....

Christianity

Santuario Lo Vasquez

Casablanca, Valparaíso, Chile

On December 8 each year, up to one million pilgrims converge on a roadside sanctuary between Santiago and Valparaíso, many walking or cycling through the night along...

Indigenous

Tahai Ceremonial Complex

Hanga Roa, Rapa Nui, Valparaíso Region, Valparaíso, Chile

Tahai gathers three ahu — Ko Te Riku, Tahai, and Vai Uri — into a single coastal complex near Hanga Roa, one of the island's oldest ceremonial sites and, today, its...

Indigenous

Vinapu Ceremonial Complex

Hanga Roa, Rapa Nui, Valparaíso Region, Valparaíso, Chile

Vinapu's rear wall shows the finest unmortared stonework on Rapa Nui, blocks of basalt cut and fitted with a precision that has drawn comparisons to Inca masonry for...

Key questions

Valparaíso sacred-site questions

How many sacred sites are listed in Valparaíso?: This regional guide currently includes 10 sacred sites in Valparaíso, Chile.
Which traditions are represented in Valparaíso?: The most represented traditions in the current guide include Indigenous, Christianity.
Can I view Valparaíso sacred sites on a map?: Yes. Switch to map view to compare the listed places, then open a site page for coordinates and visiting context.