Today I climbed the Smokey Mountain, a 20 meter high dump that was shut down in 1990 after an avalanche killed hundreds of families. Our guide (from a local nonprofit dedicated to improve the lives of Smokey Mountain residents) said it is the tallest mountain in metro Manila. From a distance it looks like a beautiful rolling hill, because families have planted sweet potatoes, corn, and other edible plants to live off of. Walking or living on it however, is a different story.
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