Articles Tagged ‘Popocatepetl’
A Great View of the Volcanos

I just wanted to share this amazing view of the volcanos, el Popocatepetl and el Iztaccihuatl, or el Popo y el Izta, as we lovingly call them.
This is the view from a field near Cholula, where nothing stands between you and the volcanoes. It’s such a powerful feeling, to know you’re standing so close...
The Legend of the Volcanos: the Popo and the Izta

The Popocatepelt woke up early this year! On the first day of 2011 this active volcano just 40 km -24 miles- west of the city of Puebla, emitted a 1.5 km -almost a mile- high fumarole. This is somehow normal for us, we’re use to “ashy” mornings, when we have to sweep and shake the ash off the cars...