Cerro Santa Lucia

Another day, another trek up a hill in the mountains. This one was located right next to the city center and was much easier to walk up to. The actual park, is built something like a fortress with a series of stairways connected plazas all the way up to the summit. The entire park was beautiful with plenty of flowers and greenery. At the top, I got some great views of the city from right in the middle of it. After taking in the park and getting some good pictures, I headed off for lunch. Since the one of the only things I'm sure of here is pollo. I got that along with some papas fritas (french fries). The chicken was actually quite good, it was rotisserie and tasted as good if not better than a place like Boston Market. The French fries, were well, french fries, nothing too exciting there. Although ketchup comes in a green bottle here, and people love mayo, it's everywhere.

After lunch, I found a really cool open air market close by which had all sorts of hand made crafts. There was everything from the usual scarves, gloves, and socks to jewelry made from a semi-precious stone found in Chile. I'll probably come back here for gifts to bring back home. If anyone has anything they think they might want let me know and I'll try to find it.