La storia di "La Joya del Pacífico"

The walking tour with Mauricio was amazing and one of the best tours that we had so far. He knew a lot about the history of Valparaísos and he speaks English really well so it was very easy to understand him. We would recommend this tour for everyone who is interested in learning more about Valparaísos, especially its history.

Mauricio was such a great guide! He easily answered all of our questions, even the most random ones, was super prepared and had a really fun way of providing us all the little details that are worth knowing of Valparaiso’s past and present. Would highly recommend!

Mauricio es un excelente guía, simpático y súper atento, ameno y didáctico. El tour que ha diseñado engloba los esenciales de Valparaíso, te acerca a la ciudad y explica en manera muy clara y entendible la historia de la joya del Pacífico. Nos explicó la historia desde el origen de Valparaíso hasta los años más recientes, te lleva por los paseos y calles con historia de grandes personajes de la historia y también por las zonas modernas, mostrándonos desde los monumentos hasta los murales.

Since the other couple didn’t show up it was a private tour and he was very knowledgeable. Since a Navi ceremony was held at the A. Prat monument he offered to watch and participate. Very thoughtful and after that he just kept going with history while we strolled around. Without his guidance we wouldn’t have discovered many places by ourselves- or it would have taken a lot more time. I can highly recommend Mauricio as a guide.

This was an excellent tour. Mauricio has clearly studied his brief in detail, and he speaks excellent English, although perhaps, in the style of an English professor, which is quite understandable, given his topic, and that English is his second language. He was punctual and flexible about the route because there were only the two of us there. He also has a very good general knowledge and is a very intelligent person and very comfortable and happy to answer general questions during the tour. We started with a short overview of the history of Valparaiso and received a great deal, more detail with reference to particular points as we went. The topography of Valparaiso means that there were some steps, but there was nothing too stressful, and we used one ascensore up and another to get back, down which had a very modest cost. My only constructive suggestion is that Mauricio might find it worthwhile to give a more expanded overview of the city history at the start of the tour, even if it means he has less time to give greater detail at each point. More detail is sometimes important but my view is that the most important thing a tour guide can do is to give you a sense of history, and the essence of a place, and sometimes too much detail can overshadow that. 5 stars from me.