Valparaiso is a city, commune and port of Chile, it is the capital of the Region of Valparaiso and the homonymous province. It is the historical, administrative, institutional and university center of Greater Valparaiso, which forms together with the communes of Viña del Mar, Quilpue, Villa Alemana and Concn. seat of the Chilean Parliament. It is one of the three most populated Chilean cities in the country. Pacific Ocean