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My first ascent to the Popocapetel Volcano

P Tlamacas, it is a mountain refuge,
opocatepetl is currently a very

near the Popocateptl volcano, in this
active volcano with forested
slopes and a large crater. It is
the second highest peak in Mexico, place several groups from different
parts of the country and people from
behind Pico de Orizaba (5,636 other countries come to climb this
meters/18,491 feet) and is generally volcano. At this time I noticed that

considered to be the fifth highest everybody talk to each other as if

mountain in North American. The they were best friends long time ago,
name Popocatepetl is Aztec for this is like a botherhood for climbers,

Smoking Mountain; it is often everybody helps and advices each

shortened to Popo or its colloquial other and they also plan climbing
name “Don Goyo” routes.

Popocatepetl Tlamacas, mountain refuge

I had the pleasure of climbing

this volcano for the first time on
December 10th 1992, I went climbing

the Popocateptl with some friends, I

had an amazing experience. I had
never climbed before. We arrived to

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