First Chilean ALMA User's School
First Chilean ALMA User's School
Instituto de Física y Astronomía, Universidad de Valparaíso
November 20-26, 2025
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Venue
Universidad de Valparaíso, Chile
Venue
Universidad de Valparaíso, Chile
The School will be held at two places of the Facultad de Ciencias of the Universidad de Valparaíso (UV):
(1) Sala Juan Mouat (for lectures)
and
(2) Postgraduate Area 4th Floor (for Hands on Sessions)
Address: Avenida Gran Bretaña 1111, Playa Ancha, 2360102 Valparaíso
Lunches will be at the Cafetería Waddington (see directions below)
How to arrive to the School
From SCL Airport to Pajaritos Metro Station
There is no direct bus from SCL Airport to Valparaíso, so you will need to take a shuttle bus (approx. $2.000 one way) from the Airport to Pajaritos Metro Station, where you will find the Pajaritos Bus Terminal.
From Pajaritos Bus Terminal to Valparaíso
It takes about 1h30 by bus from Pajaritos Bus Terminal (Santiago) to reach the Rodoviario Bus Terminal in downtown Valparaíso. You have various transportation companies to choose, including Turbus, Pullman, Condor, Romani and FlixBus. It will cost approximately $7.000 (one way).
Arriving by car
Avenida España/Errázuriz/Altamirano is the main road connecting Viña del Mar and Valparaíso. To reach the University, you can turn either onto Avenida Parque or Subida Torpederas, and then continue along Diagonal Street until you reach Avenida Gran Bretaña.
Please note that there is no private parking available. You may park your car along Diagonal Street or Avenida Gran Bretaña, but as these are public parking areas, we recommend not leaving any valuable items inside your vehicle.
Arriving by Uber/Taxi/Waze.
Set the destination as "Avenida Gran bretaña 1111. Playa Ancha. Valparaíso"
Arriving by bus (micros).
There are several local buses (“micros” at $500) that stop near the University:
From the Rodoviario Bus Terminal (Valparaíso): take buses 504 or 505 along Avenida Pedro Montt.
From Hotel IBIS Valparaíso: take buses 601, 602, 603, or 606, you can also take the electric bus line E-05. You can take these buses from Viña del Mar as well (except E-05) along Avenida Libertad or Avenida España.
From Reñaca or Concón: take bus 602 along Avenida Concon Reñaca.
All of these buses stop near the University via Avenida Gran Bretaña, or Avenida Playa Ancha.
Sala Juan Mouat
Postgraduate Area 4th Floor
Cafetería Waddington
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