Saturday, April 6, 2013

Volcanoes of Mexico

There are three major glaciated Mexican Volcanoes:

Pico de Orizaba (Citlateptl) - The Pico de Orizaba (5,636 m) is a stratovolcano, the highest mountain in Mexico and the third highest in North America. The Pico overlooks the valley and city of Orizaba, from which it gets its name. Popocatepetl - Popocatepetl (commonly referred to as Popo, El Popo or Don Goyo) is an active volcano and, at (5,426 m), the second highest peak in Mexico after the Pico de Orizaba. Iztaccihuatl - Iztaccihuatl (5,230 m) is the third highest mountain in Mexico, after the Pico de Orizaba (5,636 m) and Popocatepetl (5,426 m). Its name is Nahuatl for "white woman".

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