The hills in Valparaiso have been traditionally the residential areas, while most of the shops and the port are downhill by the seaside. Out of cleverness and necessity, they implemented this "elevator cars" around the 1890s to ease transportation between the residential hills and the business districts downhill. They are still working today, and most of them still are using the original cars from the 1800s. The ride is not what you would call smooth, but it's really cheap and one of the…
