Walking in Chile—Santiago (5)
Santa Lucia Hill is a very delicate hill located in the center of Santiago. It has ancient Roman sculptures, cheerful fountains, serious lookout towers and mini forts. It is densely covered with vegetation and decorated with flowers; climb to the top of the mountain. , the view is wide, and from this small vantage point, you can enjoy the beautiful scenery all around, and you can also look at the Andes Mountains in the distance.
This inconspicuous hill is of great significance to Santiago. It is said that in 1541, the Spanish ruler Pedro de Valdivia, the first governor of Chile, stood on the top of this mountain and announced the founding of the city of Santiago. Because it is the commanding heights in the city, it was originally used as an observation tower for urban security and military defense. Later, it became a pure park and attraction.
the back of the mountain
This San Cristóbal Mountain located in the Metropolitan Park is also well-known among tourists. I saw that some people simply call this mountain the Virgin Mary Mountain. It may be because there is a statue of the Virgin Mary on the top of the mountain. This is probably why it is so popular here. one of the reasons. Another possibility is that this is a great location overlooking the entire city of San Diego. Standing on the top of the mountain, you can overlook the city's landscape in all directions. The Andes with its white cap in the distance inadvertently becomes the background of the picture.
Most people would choose to take the cable car up the mountain. I saw that there were too many people queuing up, so I planned to climb up myself. I asked the staff and they said it would take more than an hour to climb to the top of the mountain. The thought of having to queue up and wait for the cable car to go down the mountain after I had finished admiring it scared me so much that I worked hard all the way without daring to relax. I didn’t expect to reach the top of the mountain in half an hour.
As an amateur photographer, I should have chosen to wait until sunset to take pictures of the afterglow that spreads over the entire city and the Andes Mountains covered in clouds. However, because I didn’t want to wander around in this unsafe street when it got dark, I decided to I can only take a few random photos when the light is so strong.
There is no place in life without hiking. In order to rush for time, I have to catch up with all the players all the way. I am so tired that I have forgotten that I have been in the hiking world.
A very old cable car
It was my first time to ride this kind of cable car, and I sat in the first carriage. The rope rolled hard along the track and even made a squeaking sound. I was a little worried that if something went wrong, the people in the car behind would crush me into a pulp.
Walking from the Mapocho River to the foot of the mountain, you will pass by an art district (Bella Vista District). The walls of this area are covered with various graffiti, and both sides are lined with fashionable cafes, bars, and galleries. Bright colors are the characteristic of this neighborhood. Walls, floors, railings, houses, tables, and even traffic lights are all part of this colorful scene.
I saw others describe this as a bohemian street style neighborhood, but this statement was questioned by the knowledgeable student Z. What is bohemian style and where is bohemia? I remember Bohemia is near the Czech Republic, so how do you explain the Bohemia style? I suddenly couldn’t explain myself…..
For this reason, I came back and checked it out. Bohemia and the Bohemian region seem to be different... The Bohemian region is in the western part of the Czech Republic, and the Bohemian style originated from the exiled people. Gypsies, Bohemia is the French name for Gypsies. The driven Gypsies lived in poverty, were displaced, and wandered around. They expressed their sorrow through their own clothes, songs and dances, thus forming own style and characteristics. Later, the Bohemian style combined with different local characteristics to derive different style differences, but the overall feeling is unrestrained and free. The plot of "wandering" in Bohemia is tragic, but it also has a transparent freedom.
At the foot of Notre Dame Mountain, there is a very famous attraction: Neruda’s former residence. Who is Neruda? Neruda is one of the most famous writers in Chile and won the Nobel Prize for Literature. I know him because of his famous poem "I Like That You Are Silent", and then his most famous work is "Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair". The two themes of Neruda’s life were politics and love. He was a staunch communist who traveled, fled, and fought all over the world for the cause of communism. He was good friends with Allende, the former president of Chile. He once gave up his candidacy in order for Allende to succeed in the election. After Pinochet's successful coup, he frantically hunted down and suppressed the communist forces in Chile at the time. Neruda unfortunately died not long after the coup. To this day, there is no conclusion on the cause of Neruda's death. Chilean officials are still investigating the cause of his death. Some previous investigations said that Neruda died unnaturally. As for who did it, most people suspect that it was Pi. Nochet, but there is no clear evidence for this either.
As for Neruda’s love, Neruda was married three times. The first marriage was to a Dutch woman. After the two separated, Neruda cheated on an Argentine woman who was twenty years older than him. His first marriage The marriage lasted six years. Seven or eight years after divorcing his first wife, Neruda married this Argentine woman, with whom he had been entangled for nearly twenty years. Later, Neruda met a young Chilean singer who was more than ten years younger than him in Mexico, who was his third wife. Neruda was torn between his second wife and the young singer. The latter wife discovered her husband's infidelity. As for the complicated plot that happened in the middle, I have seen inconsistent accounts from multiple sources, but in the end he ended up with his second wife. Divorced and married his third wife who stayed with him through the last days of his life.
Because he was also a follower of the communist cause, Neruda had been to China three or four times and expressed his love for China.
Wikipedia says Neruda has three houses, one in Santiago, which is the one at the foot of the mountain. It is said that This house was Lu Dabuy used it to meet his third wife secretly place. Another one is in Valparaiso (I thought I would have a chance to visit, but I signed up for a crappy tour and missed it); There is another one in a place I don't know
This blue house is the former residence of Neruda. Because the ticket costs more than 70 yuan, I was reluctant to go in.
A popular drink in the streets of San Diego. I don’t know what it’s called. The main ingredients are yellow peaches, corn, and barley. Apart from being a little sweet, it tastes very good.
I think the popular local hot dogs are mainly in two flavors: Completo and Italiano, and I don’t know what the difference is. Avocados are cheap here, so you can put as much guacamole as you want.
Lima mia, I had a very satisfying meal of suspected Peruvian food with Chinese characteristics. Although in the end I don’t know if this Lima mia is from Peru, because when you search for Lima mia on Baidu, it will only give you a bunch of misleading results, but what can you do? If you want to take advantage of China Mobile, you have to endure it...
The last glass of Pisco sour given by the hotel
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