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Seib, R.
1984
Benito Juarez Segundo to Tehuantepec, Oaxaca, Mexico
The caves here. Left at 1600 and drove to
Hotel Calli just east of Tehuantepec.
Tehuantepec to Cerro Baul, Chiapas, México
16 Oct Woke up late and had breakfast. Prepared to
spend the night at Cerro Baul by purchasing
soft drinks, as we could not find water.
Drove to Rizo de Oro and inquired as to
the location of Cerro Baul at an aborretes
near the dirt road. The proprietor pointed
out to me Cerro Baul in the distance
and then pointed out a closer peak
called Armitráno which I probably would
have thought was Cerro Baul if he hadn't
told me. Cerro Baul looked close, but it
took over an hour to drive to the colonia.
Upon reaching the colonia, a small town
with a few houses, I redized that I
had passed up the trail leading to the
palm forest. Very fortunately a rancher
and his workers were improving the road
and I learned that the trail to the
palm forest left from approximately the
point where they were improving the road.
This area is a gorge, approximately 3 km
before the town and 1 km after the
ranch. However, a guide is essential the
first time someone climbs Cerro Baul.