Ascensor Florida through time

Valparaíso 2012–2013 6 photos of this spot

6 recent photographs taken at the same spot in Valparaíso, spanning 2012–2013. Have an older picture of it? Add it and start this spot's timeline.

The Ascensor Florida, seen from below, one of Valparaíso, Chile's historic funicular railways, photographed in 2012. The ascensor carries passengers between the flat lower city and the residential hills above.

Ascensor Florida-Visto desde Abajo 2012 The Ascensor Florida, seen from below, one of Valparaíso, Chile's historic funicular railways, photographed in 2012. The ascensor carries passengers between the flat lower city and the residential hills above.

Ascensor Florida-Entrada Calle Carrera 2012 The Calle Carrera entrance to Ascensor Florida, one of Valparaíso's historic funicular elevators, photographed in 2012. The ascensores have carried residents up the city's steep hills since the late 19th century.

Ascensor Florida-Visto desde Escalinata I 2012 Ascensor Florida in Valparaíso, Chile, seen from its stairway in 2012. Valparaíso's funiculars, built from the 1880s onward, remain a defining feature of the port city's hillside neighborhoods.

Ascensor Florida-Visto desde Escalinata II 2012 Ascensor Florida, one of Valparaíso's historic funicular elevators, seen from a stairway in this 2012 photograph. The city's ascensores were built from the late 19th century onward to connect the port level with the hillside neighborhoods.

Ascensor Florida 2013 Ascensor Florida, one of Valparaíso's funicular lifts connecting the port area to the hillside neighborhoods above, photographed in 2013. Such ascensores have long been a practical way to navigate the city's steep terrain.

Ascensorflorida 2013 Ascensor Florida in Valparaíso, Chile, photographed from another angle in 2013, showing the funicular's role linking the harbor level with the hillside above.