Valparaiso is a city and commune in Chile located on the central coast of the mainland of the country. It is the capital cityof the region and of the province of the same name and with other neighboring towns Vi�a del Mar , Concon , Quilpu� and Villa Alemana , the city is part of the conurbation of Greater Valparaiso . to 2002 from Valparaiso had with 270,242 inhabitants, making it the most populous in the region after Vi�a del Mar