Smack in the center of Santiago is this fascinating remnent of history--a crazy high castle! The steep stairs are seriously narrow and not created for my size 41 feet, but was well worth tripping and stumbling to reach the summit and take in the panoramic views of the city. Apparently this beauty was ignored for 300 years until a nineteenth century mayor decided it would be a worthwhile project for prisoners to transform it into a park with historical significance. It was at the bottom of this hill in 1541 that the city's founder Pedro Valdivia declared this the city of Santiago. The castle is authentic to the point of being dangerous! Stairs are cut in to the rock and have death defying drops. Thank goodness the mote was empty or I am sure it would have had alligators in it...so amazing and real that I kept thinking it could be in Disneyland!
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