Perejíl is the Spanish word for "parsley," and the name of a working class neighborhood that lies between La Cresta on one the east and Avenida Central to the west, and Curundu to the north and Marbella to the south.

However, the area doesn't take its name from the green garnish. In the 19th century this gringo named Perry owned a farm there, which was called Perry's Hill. Somewhere along the line, after the city sprawl engulfed the area, the name was hispanicized to "Perejil."

This tank, which looks like a giant soccer ball, is part of Colegio Javier, a Jesuit school with high academic standards that has attracted a fair number of middle class families to Perejíl so that they might live close to a good place to educate their kids.

From the top of what was once called Perry's Hill, you can see Ancon Hill in the background

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