Resumen

CRUZ, Alberto; IOMMI, Godofredo  y  PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE VALPARAISO. Escuela de Arquitectura. The Latin American Pacific. ARQ (Santiago) [online]. 2009, n.73, pp. 20-22. ISSN 0717-6996.  doi: 10.4067/S0717-69962009000300003.

This vision is incorporated as a way of approaching the city-port of Valparaiso from a Latin American perspective, regarding the geographical situation of the Pacific Ocean, its recognition and its historical development. The city is inserted as an important port located in the south and is in direct access to the Latin American interior sea.

Palabras clave : Latin American geography; Latin American history; Pacific Ocean; oceanic routes; interior sea.