Tim and I just explored Cerro SAnta Lucia. It originally was a huge, unusable pile of dirt and rocks that were a huge eyesore in the middle of Santiago until 1872, when the mayor at that time ordered landscaping of the hill by 150 prisoners. They carved out hills, stairways, hidden fountains, overlooks, turrets -kind of like a big fort. Additionally it has historical significance in that Pedro de Valdivia, the conqueror of Chile, founded Santiago here in 1540 for Spain.
It has great views, but unfortunately they are hidden today, in the middle of the work week by smog. The picture above is a view from near the top of the hill out to the south of the city. We also found a tourist office here that gave us what we have been searching for - a brochure for a trip to Aconcagua, the tallest mountain in the world other than everest. We´re super excited, especially Tim. ;)
Excuse me too if there are weird punctuations and typos - the keyboards here are quite different!
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