Cerro San Cristobal and Rodeo

After the military parade on Saturday we went to Cerro San Cristobal which is a big hill in the middle of Santiago that has a statue of the virgin Mary on top with a statue of Christ on the cross a little below. At the top of the hill you can see a lot of Santiago. It's huge, I had no idea that it was so big. On the hill there was a little place we stopped at to have cheese empanadas and a popular Chilean drink called mote cone huesillo heladito. It's a peach syrup kind of liquid with peaches and wheat in it... Paige liked it, but me and Jamie just drank it for the experience. Funny story, there was also a few souvenir shops we looked at. Paige barely touched a magnet and it fell and broke. With a little persuasion from Dave though she got it and another one for the price of the one she broke. So now we just don't let her near magnets.
After Cerro San Cristobal we went to a rodeo. The rodeos here are a lot different than any I've been to in the states. The people participating wear a poncho, very large spurs, and a flat sombrero looking hat. They are in pairs and their objective is to herd an angry cow halfway around an arena then pin it to the wall as long as they can before it breaks away. It was mostly older men participating so it wasn't quite as fun for us single ladies as the military parade, but it was a lot of fun.

The Mote con Huesillo Heladito. Don't worry we didn't spend $600 on it.

The brain looking peaches in the drink

The virgin Mary on top of Cerro San Cristobal that you can see from a lot of Santiago on a clear day.

Another view of the virgin Mary



Christ on the cross that's a little lower down the hill than the virgin Mary. A little backward I know.

Hailey, Jinnie, and Ava on Cerro San Cristobal. Aren't they cute?!

A view of Santiago from Cerro San Cristobal. It's a little smoggy, but better than most days.

More Santiago.

The arena at the rodeo

One pair trying to trap the cow

Us at the rodeo :)

Here's a video of a pair trying to pin the cow on the side. Gotta love the music here.