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are a few meters away. For those people who do not
wish to camp, the zone has luxurious hotels such as
El Pital Highland or the cabins at Hotel Miramundo. It
is definitely a zone with pine trees and cabins, which
give it a Swiss style environment.
ATTENTION
Pital has a very steep climb similar to
the mountains traveled by the Tour de
France, consequently, coming down
brakes heat up. To avoid losing the
brakes reduce the speed and if using an automatic
vehicle switch from “Drive” to “1” or 2”.
La Palma, town located before arriving to Pital
from San Salvador is known for the paintings that
decorate its wall and handcraft.
El Pital is the highest mountain in El Salvador with
2,700 meter above sea level where great part of
the Salvadoran territory can be appreciated. It is
considered as one of the best places to go camping,
especially if the person likes colder weather. The
camping zone called Miramundo is approximately at
2,400 meters above sea level, to be exact between
the two mountain summits, causing a wind funnel; in
this area of the mountain the temperature is about
10° C less than the surrounding areas even if they
View from El Pital
Mountain cabins are usual in the Pital area