On a sunny Monday holiday, we finally hiked up Cerro Manquehue, the highest peak in the Santiago bowl. Manquehue is an old volcano, and the hike was a 14km round trip with nearly 1km of vertical gain. That means it was tough!
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| Cerro Carbon (left) and Cerro Manquehue (right) |
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| Cerro Manquehue |
On the walk up we strolled along the grassy ridge line and passed some caves.
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| The ridge leading to Manquehue |
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| In front of the 'caves' |
For once the smog was at bay and we had incredible views over the entire city and across to the Andes in the east.
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| A clear Santiago |
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| On top of the world! |
