Cerro San Cristóbal

Santiago from Cerro San Cristóbal

So, I'm a little behind... because now I'm back in Argentina, however, this was a great hike Rodrigo and I did back in Santiago, Chile.

There is a large touristic hill in Santiago called Cerro San Cristóbal, and one afternoon, Rodrigo and I decided to hike it. You can either walk up it (6 KM), or ride a type of rail cart. Halfway up the hill is a zoo (we didn't go because it was too expensive), and when you reach the top of the hill there is a beautiful church as well as an outside worship area.

There are gorgeous views of the city, and nice places for hiking if you wish. There also used to be a gondola, but it no longer functions. We decided to ride the rail cart up, and walk back down to town. There were tons of cute little gardens, and even a fancy car with what appeared to be a famous French Lady touring around. On our walk back down, we ran into a friendly street dog that accompanied us the entire way! It was fun to have a dog, even if only for 4 hours...

Plaza Italia

A view of what we climbed in the Rail Cart... yes, Rodrigo was scared.

Open air church at the top, with the virgin Mary statue in the background. The statue can be seen from every part of Santiago.

The virgin statue

The little church at the top

Some of the flowers on the various gardens on our way down

Cool pool we saw on our way down

The dog that followed us... don't worry, we didn't pet it!