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Case Study 9
Active Volcanoes in Mexico
as Tourist Destinations
Malcolm Cooper (Figure CS9.1). The highest point, also the highest
point in Mexico, is Pico de Orizaba (5636m) also
Location known as Citlaltépetl; other notable volcanoes in
the range include (from west to east) Nevado de
The Mexican volcanoes generally lie south of Colima (4339m), Parícutin (2774m), Nevado de
Mexico City (Secor, 2005). The Trans-Mexican Toluca (4577m), Popocatépetl (5452m), Iztaccíhuatl
Volcanic Belt (Eje Volcánico Transversal) also known (5286m), Matlalcueitl (4461m), Cofre de Perote
locally as the Sierra Nevada extends 900km from (4282m) and Sierra Negra, a companion of Pico
west to east across central-southern Mexico de Orizaba (4580m).
Figure CS9.1 Map of the major volcanoes of Mexico
Source: Wikimedia Commons, 2009
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