The front facade of Santa Lucía
The one place that we saw in class that I wanted to visit was Cerro Santa Lucía, I was beyond excited to walk over there Monday. But I will admit that I was not prepared to walk up the hill, I began to pant on the 3rd flight of stairs, it’s sad. We walked around the side of the hill, then to the top of it and then walked down to the front of it, it was a weird order.
The very top of the hill gave this amazing view of Santiago, it had a clear view of the Andes mountains and the surrounding neighborhoods. I honestly have never been so happy in my life. We also saw the front facade of the hill which was beautiful the yellow color really pops around the green surroundings. The fountain also was a nice addition to the background. I was talking to Patricia and she told me that Santa Lucía had a great gift shop with a bunch of souvenirs and Surgio said the stuff was relatively cheap. Unfortunately, we didn’t get to go to the shop, but we’re definitely going back to the site because the entire mountain is amazing, it’s truly beautiful, one of my favorites. Also a kid stopped Lisa to take a picture with her, which was really cute.
I would have to agree that I was super happy when we were at Cerro Santa Lucía. I didn’t know what to expect when we started climbing the stairs, but now it is probably one of my favorite things that I have done on this trip. I agree that I was not prepared for all of those steps. I didn’t realize how many there were going to be! I really liked how they were winding through the landscape and forced you to try different paths to get to the top, even if they were kind of scary to walk on. The view from the top was breath taking and the musician playing there made that moment even better. I really wish we had more time to spend at the top and exploring the other areas of the hill. I was really surprised by the building we found at the bottom of the front of the hill. I agree, the yellow among all of the green was beautiful and I wish we had more time to enjoy that as well. Today we went to the shops and market by the hill and they were fantastic. It was really fun and I got a blanket made from alpaca wool!