Morro Solar
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Sebastián Arismendi
Buenos Aires, Argentina9 contributions
Jan 2024 • Family
If you have few time in Lima you better go to Morro Solar in Chorrillos. An amazing place to see all Lima since a hill in the ocean. You can ascend the hill walking, running, biking or driving. There are some landmarks and also a trekking to some beaches.
The view is fabulous!!
The view is fabulous!!
Written January 27, 2024
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RGSOUNDF
Mercerville, NJ10,753 contributions
Jun 2019 • Couples
There is no doubt that the best and the most well-known spot to enjoy the panoramic view of LIma from the birdseye is from the mountaintop of Cerro San Cristóbal. There are two major problems with that. First, it is located quite far from the traditional tourist areas such as San-Isidro, Miraflores, and Barranco. Cerro San Cristóbal is all the way on the other side or Rimac river, about 1 hour drive from, say Miraflores. With the infamous LIma traffic it could take even longer. Secondly, as far as we know, the tourist access to Cerro San Cristóbal was recently barred due to a certain tragic motor vehicle accident that resulted in loss of human lives.
Morro Solar, in the district of Chorrillos, on the other hand, is about 25 minutes' drive from either Miraflores or Barranco. It offers an absolutely magnificent view of Lima, at least as far as the city's perennial cloudiness allows for.
The best time to visit is about 15 minutes before sunset; this way you can admire both the day and the night views of Lima and the Pacific Ocean.
On your way up Morro Solar you will be passing the Lima poorest neighborhoods, the city slums or shanty towns, where human dwellings more often than not consist of a few pieces of plywood secured by wire, with sheets of plastic covering windows and old mattresses being used as doors. The unfortunate result of the mass migration of the AmerIndians from the mountainous regions of Peru that started over 60 years ago doesn't seem to be even close to solved any time soon. The inequality looks even more conspicuous considering the close proximity of the exclusive rowing Club de Regatas Lima, with its modern parking lot and mooring docks, well seen from the top of Morro Solar.
The mountain hill features several "attractions". The small church of Virgen del Morro Solar de Chorrillos featuring a courtyard with a statue of Christ is one of them. Then there is a monument to Miguel Iglesias (1830–1909), Peruvian 35th President and a hero of the Pacific War with Chile, still very much a poignant event for Peruvians. The choice for the monument is not accidental, for the area of Morro Solar served as one of the most dramatic battlefields in the said Pacific War, where in January 1881 General Iglesias commanded his army of mostly inexperienced recruits, the battle that was lost (as this war itself) to Chilean army, with General Iglesias miraculously surviving the firing squad. To over several thousands of Peruvians killed, wounded and captured is dedicated another monument nearby, the Monument to the Unknown Soldier.
Facing the Pacific Ocean, there is a domineering statue of Christ on the right, the so-called Cristo del PacÃfico, a rather recent project inaugurated in 2011. Openly repeating the more famous Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro, facing the Atlantic Ocean, it is, quite befittingly, a gift of Brazil, specifically of a huge giant corporation Odebrecht, that has been subsequently involved in corruption scandals, unheard-of in scale and magnitude. This nightmare of a scandal is still going on dragging with it the highest ranking politicians, including former Presidents of Peru, with some of them committing suicide, some of them in prison, some of them under house arrest and some hiding abroad. (Other sources indicate the statue was privately funded by the former President Garcia, who very recently committed suicide, being also implicated in the Odebrecht scandal). The sacred and the profane go together, as always.
A large illuminated cross is also located there, the Cross of the Pope, a gift of Peruvian people and Lima residents to the late Pope John Paul II, commemorating his second visit to Peru, in 1988.
The last landmark is, in contrast, all about science, the Planetarium Morro Solar, the first astronomical research and observation center in Peru. It also serves as museum and planetarium.
45 minutes is more than enough to enjoy the magnificent views, tour the area and pay tributes to the human lives lost, both Peruvian and Chilean.
Morro Solar, in the district of Chorrillos, on the other hand, is about 25 minutes' drive from either Miraflores or Barranco. It offers an absolutely magnificent view of Lima, at least as far as the city's perennial cloudiness allows for.
The best time to visit is about 15 minutes before sunset; this way you can admire both the day and the night views of Lima and the Pacific Ocean.
On your way up Morro Solar you will be passing the Lima poorest neighborhoods, the city slums or shanty towns, where human dwellings more often than not consist of a few pieces of plywood secured by wire, with sheets of plastic covering windows and old mattresses being used as doors. The unfortunate result of the mass migration of the AmerIndians from the mountainous regions of Peru that started over 60 years ago doesn't seem to be even close to solved any time soon. The inequality looks even more conspicuous considering the close proximity of the exclusive rowing Club de Regatas Lima, with its modern parking lot and mooring docks, well seen from the top of Morro Solar.
The mountain hill features several "attractions". The small church of Virgen del Morro Solar de Chorrillos featuring a courtyard with a statue of Christ is one of them. Then there is a monument to Miguel Iglesias (1830–1909), Peruvian 35th President and a hero of the Pacific War with Chile, still very much a poignant event for Peruvians. The choice for the monument is not accidental, for the area of Morro Solar served as one of the most dramatic battlefields in the said Pacific War, where in January 1881 General Iglesias commanded his army of mostly inexperienced recruits, the battle that was lost (as this war itself) to Chilean army, with General Iglesias miraculously surviving the firing squad. To over several thousands of Peruvians killed, wounded and captured is dedicated another monument nearby, the Monument to the Unknown Soldier.
Facing the Pacific Ocean, there is a domineering statue of Christ on the right, the so-called Cristo del PacÃfico, a rather recent project inaugurated in 2011. Openly repeating the more famous Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro, facing the Atlantic Ocean, it is, quite befittingly, a gift of Brazil, specifically of a huge giant corporation Odebrecht, that has been subsequently involved in corruption scandals, unheard-of in scale and magnitude. This nightmare of a scandal is still going on dragging with it the highest ranking politicians, including former Presidents of Peru, with some of them committing suicide, some of them in prison, some of them under house arrest and some hiding abroad. (Other sources indicate the statue was privately funded by the former President Garcia, who very recently committed suicide, being also implicated in the Odebrecht scandal). The sacred and the profane go together, as always.
A large illuminated cross is also located there, the Cross of the Pope, a gift of Peruvian people and Lima residents to the late Pope John Paul II, commemorating his second visit to Peru, in 1988.
The last landmark is, in contrast, all about science, the Planetarium Morro Solar, the first astronomical research and observation center in Peru. It also serves as museum and planetarium.
45 minutes is more than enough to enjoy the magnificent views, tour the area and pay tributes to the human lives lost, both Peruvian and Chilean.
Written June 19, 2019
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AlexLeton
Stockholm, Sweden68 contributions
May 2017 • Solo
Just a step away from Barranco and Miraflores, there lays a geological formation Morro Solar. It is historical site as the battle of San Juan in 1881 took place over those barren slopes. The best spot to see Lima from top, near by the fish market. Great restaurant - Mirasol - lays at the bottom of the morro just by the stairs you take to go up to the cross. You can hike to Herradura and explore seaside cliffs where hidden spots for meditation or just chill for a while exist. Great stuff. Love it! There is a free walking tour that takes you to that part of the city - Chorrillos
Written September 11, 2017
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Pierre D
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Sep 2017 • Friends
Hopefully we went there with a walking tour given buy a knowledgeable guy! Otherwise the place doesn't have much to offer except for the view of Lima. It seems a bit far if you're not staying or visiting Chorrillos. Our guide told us much about the history of Chorrillos and it's development and the landscape helped but there is simply no written boards or else if you come on your own.
Ps: really nice guide called Alex of you want to contact him - +51 932 497 180
Ps: really nice guide called Alex of you want to contact him - +51 932 497 180
Written September 17, 2017
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