"The spot is a superb location to view Santiago" Cerro San Cristobal Tip by MJL

Cerro San Cristobal, Santiago: 31 reviews and 84 photos

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  • The spot is a superb location to view Santiago - Santiago
  • The spot is a superb location to view Santiago - Santiago
 

At the peak, there is a church with an amphitheater, and a 22 meter statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary donated by France in the 1920s.

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).

Directions: Access to funicular station: Pio Nono, Barrio Bellavista
Access for cars, bicycles and cable car station: Pedro de Valdividia Norte, Av. El Cerro / P. de Valdividia Norte

Website: http://www.pms.cl/eng/

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  • Updated Mar 6, 2010
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