"I first noticed Cerro El Monito from the summit of Chaparrastique, which I climbed two years ago. I suspect this coastal range is an accretionary prism that has uplifted with the Cocos Plate subducting under the Central American land mass. After some thorough research I confirmed that Cerro El Monito is a P2k and I added that peak, along with several others to the Peakbagger database. I found a couple tracks online and some very faint heat signatures so I planned a route that would lead me from the pueblo of Jucuarán to Agua Fría, a short drive down the road from my house. The route would allow me to climb three peaks; Cerro El Monito (Little Monkey Mountain), Cerro El Mono (Monkey Mountain) & Cerro El Chino (Chinese Person Mountain). My dad told me that our neighbor Carlos likes hiking through the jungle, so I invited him to come along. Carlos is a 55 year old navy veteran who has lived both in the United States and El Salvador, so it sounded like a good idea to have a quasi local with me. Carlos also had an extra machete and said he could arrange for a ride to pick us up in Agua Fría. My mom had to pay her taxes in Jucuarán so she dropped us off in the town at 7am. We started ..." — seancasserly • Feb 1, 2024