Well just arrived in Chile and it's freezing. I slept sort of on the plane, but once I landed we hit the ground running. I have met tons of new and interesting people. It's exciting and overwhelming!
Our first stop today after the hotel was to Cerro San Cristobal, where we rode up the "funicular." The funical is an interesting combination between an elevator and train car that takes you up and down the hills. It's an easy way to travel up and down the hills, and you get a great view! On top of the Cerro San Cristobal was a massive statue of the Virgin Mary, a cathedral and prayer garden. The significance and purpose of building Virigin Mary is to protect the passengers going through Santiago. Back in the day it everyone had to pass through Santiago and the journey was a lot more treacherous. So it was a nice symbolic touch to go visit Mary-Mary before our travels.
However, the view from the top of the hill was amazing! You could see and almost touch the Andes Mountains and it was beautiful to look out over the city at sunset!
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