Cerro Santa Lucia

Oct 20, 2006   //   by Sandra Friend   //   Travels  //  No Comments

Jardin DarwinOur morning tour did not go as planned but detoured to a lovely forested and steep hill in the middle of the city, where Santiago was founded in 1541. It is ringed with historical sites and botanical gardens. Here is one view from the top, and the Charles Darwin Garden, one of many along the winding pathways.

We ducked sprinklers as we wove through the many gardens on our way down, and found ourselves locked in! But a friendly city employee came over with a key and let us out of our virtual cage so we could stroll through the Santa Lucia neighborhood.

Cerro Santa Lucia

Tags: , , , , , , ,

Leave a comment

My iPhone Apps

Florida State Parks Florida's Gardens Florida's Best Beaches

Kindle Editions

. . .

Kindle Subscriptions

My Guidebooks

50 Hikes in Central Florida 50 Hikes in South Florida 50 Hikes in North Florida Orlando & Central Florida: An Explorer's Guide South Florida: An Explorer's Guide North Florida & the Florida Panhandle: An Explorer's Guide
Exploring Florida's Botanical Wonders Hiker's Guide to the Sunshine State The Hiking Trails of Florida's National Forests, Parks & Preserves

RSS My latest musings

  • Three Sisters at Niagara Falls December 15, 2011
    Dug this photo out of my scanned image archives and couldn’t help but smile.  Here’s my sister Susan (with the hood on) and Sally (with the hood off) on the […]

Upcoming appearances

See Appearances for full details

  • Dec 30 – Hiking Michigan’s Upper Peninsula at the 28th Annual FTA New Year’s Eve Campout, Doe Lake, Ocala National Forest, FL (FTA members welcome)
  • Jan 6 – Building Your Audience Through Opt-in Emails workshop at Friends of Florida State Parks Annual Forum, Gainesville, FL
  • Jan 18 – Growing Your Own Audience discussion at SATW FLC Meeting, Tel Aviv, Israel
  • Feb 4 – Best Hikes for Florida Scrub-Jay Sightings TALK at 3rd Annual Florida Scrub-Jay Festival, Oscar Scherer State Park, Venice, FL (public welcome)
  • Feb 16 – Best Hikes in Florida State Parks at FTA Florida Crackers chapter meeting, Ocala, FL (public welcome)