Santiago 2002

Today we had an all day trip to Santiago-about a 2 hour drive.

We had a nice drive over the mountains and thru the wine

area. Santiago is a modern thriving city. Because this Is a

earthquake prone area there are no skyscrapers, but lots

of “high rises.”

We rode up San Cristof Mt. (about 300M up) along a winding road.

Trees & plants had been brought in & planted & it was a lovely area-

quite different from natural growth usually seen. At the top was a

statue of the Virgin Mary. We had a delicious lunch at a restaurant

near the top of mt.