Located in southern Valparaíso , the historic area is protected by the municipality and UNESCO . Two buildings within the area are the '' Mercado Puerto '' ( English : Port Market ) , built in 1924 , and '' Iglesia de la Matriz '' ( English : Church of the Matrix ) . Mercado Puerto is located near the site where Juan de Saavedra landed in 1543 , at what is now Plaza Echaurren . Between 2002 , when the building was restored , and the 2010 Chile earthquake , the mercado was the site of several seafood restaurants . Near it and Plaza Wheelwright is the '' Iglesia de la Matriz '' , an adobe church , known for its octagonal steeple , that was built in 1837 . It is the site of the first church built for the city in 1559 . The king and queen of Spain donated a 17th-century Spanish carving of Christ in Agony to the church
2010 Chile earthquake
2010 Chile earthquake
Barrio Puerto