A Visit to Chile, Part 2

During our Chile trip in January, we spent one morning at a fish market in Valparaíso along the shoreline of the Pacific Ocean. Below are some photos from that experience.


Seafood on display at the entrance of the fish market


More seafood for sale


Behind the seafood stands, the boats loaded with their catches of fish are brought in from the dock further out in the ocean pulled by a tractor.


There are many of these boats with their fish catch behind the seafood stands. And it appears that many people buy their fish fresh and uncleaned directly from the boats.


Here the fish are being cutted and cleaned.


A statue of Saint Peter who is the the patron saint of fishermen


Sea Gulls line up in a row along the fish boat tow path


Pelicans waiting for fish scraps


As we left the fish market, a pottery stand was being set up