- Cerro San Cristóbal
Cerro San Cristóbal is a hill in northern Santiago,
Chile . It rises 880 mAMSL and about 300 m above the rest of Santiago; the peak is the second highest point in the city, afterCerro Renca . Its original indigenous name was "Tupahue". It was named by the Spanishconquistadors forSt Christopher , in recognition of its use as a landmark.At the peak, there is a church with an
amphitheater , and a 22 meter statue of theBlessed Virgin Mary donated byFrance in the 1920s.Pope John Paul II gave mass there in 1987. The spot is a superb location from which to view the city - when the smog permits it (usually in the summer or after it rains).At its foothills are the Metropolitan Zoo and a Japanese-style garden, and up there are also two municipal pools, Tupahue and Antilén.
Cerro San Cristóbal houses Santiago's largest public park: "Parque Metropolitano" (Metropolitan Park).
External links
* [http://www.parquemetropolitano.cl/ Parque Metropolitano's official site]
* [http://www.flip360.cl/ver_local.php?id=1250&ver=panorama&idPanorama=1420 Virtual Tour in 360º San Cristobal Hill] Flip360
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