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Climbing the main volcanoes in Mexico during the year 2008: Iztaccihuatl, La Malinche, Nevado de Toluca, and Sierra Negra
IMPORTANT: Since 1994, when the Popocatepetl started the volcanic activity again, it is not possible to climb this volcano. The Centro Nacional de Prevención de Desastres (National Center for Disaster Prevention) provides detailed information on the alert condition in the area of Popocatepetl.
Popocatépetl is an active volcano and, at 5,426 m (17,800 ft), the second highest peak in Mexico after the Pico de Orizaba (5,636 m/18,490 ft). Popocatépetl is linked to the Iztaccíhuatl volcano to the north by the high saddle known as the Paso de Cortés, and lies in the eastern half of the Trans-Mexican volcanic belt.
The name Popocatépetl comes from the Nahuatl words popōca 'it smokes' and tepētl 'mountain', thus Smoking Mountain; the name Don Goyo comes from the mountain's association in the lore of the region with San Gregorio (St. Gregory), "Goyo" being a nickname-like short form of Gregorio.
Source: Popocatépetl, Wikipedia
The following picture shows the Popocatepetl smoking as seen from La Joya, at the feet of the Iztaccihuatl:
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