- Viña del Mar
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/bee"nyah dhel mahrdd"/a city in central Chile, near Valparaiso: seaside resort. 229,020.
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It is a residential suburb of Valparaíso. Located on the Pacific Ocean, Viña del Mar is a resort city with a gaming casino, beaches, museums, and theatres. Army and navy garrisons and petroleum depots add to the city's economic base.* * *
▪ Chilecity and Pacific Ocean resort, central Chile, just northeast of Valparaíso. A large municipal gaming casino, beaches, and a pleasant summer climate attract substantial numbers of domestic and foreign vacationers. Hotels, exclusive clubs, a racecourse, public gardens and plazas, museums, and theatres are added attractions. Army and navy garrisons, petroleum depots, and processing and fabricating industries (including foods, textiles, and paints) add to the city's economic base. The Cerro Castillo, summer palace of Chilean presidents, was erected on a coastal bluff. The city is linked by bus and rail with Santiago, the national capital, about 75 miles (120 km) southeast. In the mid-20th century Viña del Mar grew rapidly as a residential suburb of Valparaíso. Pop. (2002) 286,931.* * *
Universalium. 2010.