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Holy Week: On Good Friday, families make a pilgrimage to the summit of Cerro San Cristobal. [VIDEO]

Cerro San Cristobal becomes very important during Holy Week due to the presence of the faithful who climb to its top to visit the Monumental Cross. | Fountain: PTR

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San Cristobal Hill is one of the main tourist attractions in Lima, and at Easter its relevance becomes even more relevant due to the large number of people who climb to its top on foot to be closer to monumental cross.

Located between the districts of Rimac and San Juan de Lurigancho, around 100,000 people are expected to visit on these dates.

RPP news witnessed how whole families from the first hours Good FridayThey started a long journey to San Cristobal Hill as an act of pilgrimage.

“I come from the area of Independence and from 4:30 my daughters and I started an excursion to San Cristobal Hillevery year we do this to thank the Lord for sacrificing himself for us on the cross, and it means a lot to me,” said the mother.

The families arrive in Cerro San Cristobal.

The families arrive in Cerro San Cristobal.

LACK OF SECURITY

climb the cross San Cristobal Hill This is a great sacrifice that hundreds of believers are ready to make, but insecurity can make their march even more difficult.

This is due to the poor condition of the stairs, others are very steep, and in some areas their absence.

In addition, the railing in the upper part of the hill is broken, eaten away and missing in some areas; which poses a great danger to people who risk falling into the abyss.

LOTS OF GARBAGE

In the upper part of San Cristobal HillAs for the observation deck, hundreds of believers arrived with bouquets of flowers to be blessed and put candles around the altar.

However, these actions are overshadowed by the lack of hygiene in some people. And it is that you can see a lot of rubbish, including bottles, papers and other waste scattered all over the place.

PTR News managed to verify more than one visitor drinking alcoholic beverages and the presence of one patrol from Municipality of Rimac, with about seven members of Serenazgo.

A tent has also been set up for safety purposes. Ministry of Health and an ambulance ready to act in the event of an emergency.


Source: RPP

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