Cerro San Cristóbal (Santiago de Chile)
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 Cerro San Cristóbal |
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| height | 880 m | |
| location | Santiago de Chile , Chile | |
| Mountains | To the | |
| Dominance | 6.03 km → Cerro la Pirámide | |
| Notch height | 189 m | |
| Coordinates | 33 ° 25 ′ 31 ″ S , 70 ° 38 ′ 0 ″ W | |
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The Cerro San Cristóbal is a hill in the Bellavista district of Santiago de Chile .
The hill rises to 880 m and around 300 m above its base area and dominates the cityscape of Santiago. Its old name was Tupawe , it was renamed by the Spanish conquerors after Saint Christopher .
The summit is a popular destination that can be reached on foot, by car on a toll road , by cable car, or by funicular . From the summit you have a good view of the different parts of Santiago. At the top there is a church , an amphitheater and a 22 m high statue of the Virgin Mary . Pope John Paul II held a mass there in 1987.
At the foot of the mountain is the Santiago Zoo .
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