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Vendors and buyers at Mercado Cardonal, ValparaIso, Chile

Vendors and buyers at Mercado Cardonal, ValparaIso, Chile

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Syncopated, dilapidated, colorful and poetic, Valparaíso is a wonderful mess. Pablo Neruda, who drew much inspiration from this hard-working port town, said it best: 'Valparaíso, how absurd you are…you haven't combed your hair, you've never had time to get dressed, life has always surprised you.'

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