Cerro Quemado
July 4th 2006 This was supposed to be a training hike, but with the cancellation of a tour group it became a fun trek up the hill behind Xela. Cerro Quemado - burnt hill - is 3300 metres of wrecked mountain, blown apart many thousands of years ago when it was estimated to be 6500 metres high and the highest mountain in the Americas
Starting at Casa Argentina we had a 10 minute walk through town to the bottom
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