Marshall, 1942 General Area Mt. Cacagnatique, Dept. Morazan, El Salvador Summary Mt. Cacagnatique is a series of 6 peaks 5000 to 5300 ft. high in a semicircle with a steep south slope (about 60° in places) and more gradual north slope. Appears to be the north rim of old volcanos which has had the south " eroded away. 4 or 5 small streams run north and parallel in the canyons. There is no particular riparian growth. The entire north slope including ridges & canyons is planted to coffee which is a distinctive type of man-made habitat consisting of bare ground covered with leaf mulch, coffee bushes 8-12' high planted about 8' apart, and planted deep broad-leaved trees 20 or 30 ft. apart which have flat, broad, high crowns making the necessary shade for the coffee. Dense virgin oak forests of large trees with little undergrowth occurs on some of the north slopes and canyon walls as shown on map. 2 sp. of oaks. Smaller, denser forest of oaks with brush bushes beneath occurs to the east, below the finca down to about 3500' to the north, and along the south slope near the summit - down about 300-500 ft. Tucker says these last on the south