Are there volcanoes in Mexico? Are any active?

Mexico has about forty volcanoes but only two of them are active. One is close to Mexico City, which is Popocatepetl. The other active one is Colima in Jalisco. The volcanoes are of course monitored very carefully. Sometimes when they "wake up," you can have the most amazing views, it is very beautiful to see. Only two years ago, due to several eruptions of steam and ash from Popo it affected the flights coming from Mexico City to other places.

 

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Mexico has about forty volcanoes but only two of them are active. One is close to Mexico City, which is Popocatepetl. The other active one is Colima in Jalisco. The volcanoes are of course monitored very carefully. Sometimes when they "wake up," you can have the most amazing views, it is very beautiful to see. Only two years ago, due to several eruptions of steam and ash from Popo it affected the flights coming from Mexico City to other places.

 

(Colima volcano, Mexico, pictured.)

In Mexico City, you will find a volcano called Volcan Popocatepetl, which is an active volcano that is around 6,000 meters (19,000 feet) high. Sometimes you will see smoke coming out of Popocatepetl and there have been some alarms raised in the past but those are only for the people who live in the immediate vicinity of the volcano.

 

(Volcan Popocatepetl, Mexico, pictured.)

In Mexico City, you will find a volcano called Volcan Popocatepetl, which is an active volcano that is around 6,000 meters (19,000 feet) high. Sometimes you will see smoke coming out of Popocatepetl and there have been some alarms raised in the past but those are only for the people who live in the immediate vicinity of the volcano.

 

(Volcan Popocatepetl, Mexico, pictured.)

 

Yes, there are volcanoes in Mexico and eleven of them are considered to be active. Popocatépetl, Volcán de Colima, and El Chichon are the most active volcanoes in the country. Popocatépetl and Volcán de Colima have been erupting this week (Dec. 2, 2016) and El Chichon last erupted in 1983.

 

Popocatépetl 5,426 m (17,802 ft) is in central Mexico and about 70 km (43 miles) from Mexico City. It is the second...

 

Yes, there are volcanoes in Mexico and eleven of them are considered to be active. Popocatépetl, Volcán de Colima, and El Chichon are the most active volcanoes in the country. Popocatépetl and Volcán de Colima have been erupting this week (Dec. 2, 2016) and El Chichon last erupted in 1983.

 

Popocatépetl 5,426 m (17,802 ft) is in central Mexico and about 70 km (43 miles) from Mexico City. It is the second highest mountain in Mexico.

 

The Volcán de Colima (Volcán de Fuego), 3,820 m (12,533 ft), also known as Volcán de Fuego, is the youngest of the three and is one of the most active volcanoes in Mexico and in North America.

 

El Chichón is in the northwest part of Chiapas, Mexico. When it erupted in 1982 it created the largest volcanic disaster in modern Mexican volcano history.  Nine villages were completely destroyed and 2,000 people died.

 

 

Volcanoes are found throughout Mexico with 16 in Baja California, the Mexican Islands, and Northwestern Mexico. Twenty-four more are found in Central and Western Mexico. Two volcanoes are found in Southern Mexico.

 

Probably the most famous Mexican volcano has been the Volcán de Parícutin located in the state of Michoacán in western Mexico. It appeared suddenly in the cornfield of a farmer in 1943 and immediately caught the attention of the entire world. The volcano was active for nine years and received a tremendous amount of scientific study. It is still a tourist attraction and the Cable News Network (CNN) has listed it as one of the “Seven Natural Wonders of the World”.

 

Just south of the United States and north of Puerto Peñasco, Mexico is a huge desert reserve, El Pinacate y Gran Desierto de Altar Biosphere Reserve. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and includes the Pinacate volcanic. One of the features is the Elegante crater, which is 1.6-km-wide.

 

 

Photos: El Elegante crater, Pinacate