ABSTRACT
The Mexican volcanoes generally lie south of Mexico City (Secor, 2005). The Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt (Eje Volcánico Transversal) also known locally as the Sierra Nevada extends 900km from west to east across central-southern Mexico (Figure CS9.1). The highest point, also the highest point in Mexico, is Pico de Orizaba (5636m) also known as Citlaltépetl; other notable volcanoes in the range include (from west to east) Nevado de Colima (4339m), Parícutin (2774m), Nevado de Toluca (4577m), Popocatépetl (5452m), Iztaccíhuatl (5286m), Matlalcueitl (4461m), Cofre de Perote (4282m) and Sierra Negra, a companion of Pico de Orizaba (4580m). Map of the Major Volcanoes of Mexico https://s3-euw1-ap-pe-df-pch-content-public-p.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/9781849775182/ba7f78b3-1eff-440a-898f-77a2d5685445/content/figcs09_01_C.jpg" xmlns:xlink="https://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"/> Source: Wikimedia Commons, 2009
