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bodofzt - Jul 29, 2016 8:39 pm Date Climbed: May 11, 2016
Nice hikeI've been there twice, first in May and then in July. The second time I turned around after half an hour because a storm was getting closer.
El Tintero is a strange case, considering that it is subjected to pretty much ecological disturbance (agriculture and hunting still takes place, plus a path was cut through the forest when the antennas were installed) that still is very rich in biodiversity, even more than its "wilder" twin hill El Pinal. El Tintero has a richness in salvias, grasses, oaks and pines that at least I haven't seen on any other hill in the region.