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Mountain in El Salvador and Honduras
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Cerro El Pital is the highest point in El Salvador at 2730 meters. It is in the country's western highlands.
Hotel El Pital
Offers nice cabañas in a lovely garden. They try to sell 50/70USD full packages (including accommodation, dinner, breakfast, and transportation/entrance to El Pital), but simple accommodation can be bargained for cheaper price.
Hostel & restaurant
Camping on the ground of a lovely couple of farmers. US$2/person. A 4-person tent can be rented for US$15. They also have 3 cabañas (US$25-40).
US$5/person - tent rental: US$15/4 persons - they also have a cabaña, for US$50-60 (overpriced, but this is the only one at this elevation).
The road is steep to El Pital, but good enough to get to Rio Chiquito village with a basic car.
Read in the guideRio Chiquito Village is small, everything can be done by foot. The center of the village has good roads, but they quickly become tracks as soon as you get out of the center.
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