What is the name of the New Year's Eve celebration in Valparaíso, Chile, famous for fireworks over its bay?

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Año Nuevo en el Mar is the name of Valparaíso's New Year's Eve celebration, famous for fireworks over the bay.

The Spanish phrase means “New Year at Sea.” Valparaíso's coastal geography gives the celebration a distinctive setting: fireworks are launched from points around the bay and viewed from the city, hills and waterfront. The event is one of Chile's best-known New Year spectacles.

The celebration is sometimes described informally as Valparaíso's New Year fireworks, but Año Nuevo en el Mar is the specific event name used in Spanish-language references. It should not be confused with Santiago's celebrations, which take place inland and have different venues and programming.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Oct. 2026

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