When they heard we were putting Trujillo on the web, they invited us on a trip to the top of Mount Calentura via the road buildt by the U.S Army Core of Engineers during the Contra era of the '80's. We set out early in the morning in a diesel truck which rapidly hoisted us into scenic elevations. The mountain jungle canopy is dense, affording welcome shade as we made the transition between the regular and the higher cloud cover forest. Suddenly we are hemmed in by giant ferns, some of their fonds reaching twenty five feet in length.
Butterflies occationally flitter across the road and birds are ever present.
At the top of the mountain is a former army post, abandoned now just like the war. Below us, trujillo is a mere spot nestled in the bay. Laguna Guaymoreto shimmers in the suns reflection. We eagerly drink in the view until it is time to drive down the mountain. On the way down, our guide cheerfully tells us that only a few weeks ago a car went over the edge.