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  2. Popocatépetl and Iztaccíhuatl - Wikipedia

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    View of the Puebla Valley, with Popocatépetl and Iztaccíhuatl in the distance, 1906. Popocatépetl and Iztaccíhuatl refers to the volcanoes Popocatépetl ("the Smoking Mountain") and Iztaccíhuatl ("white woman" in Nahuatl, sometimes called the Mujer Dormida "sleeping woman" in Spanish) [1] in Iztaccíhuatl–Popocatépetl National Park, [2] [3] which overlook the Valley of Mexico and the ...

  3. Iztaccihuatl - Wikipedia

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    Iztaccihuatl is usually listed at 5,286 m (17,343 ft), but SRTM data and the Mexican national mapping survey assert that a range of 5,220 to 5,230 m (17,130 to 17,160 ft) is more accurate. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] The Global Volcanism Program cites 5,230 m (17,160 ft).

  4. Iztaccíhuatl–Popocatépetl National Park - Wikipedia

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    The park extends north and south, following a line of volcanic peaks. Popocatépetl is the southernmost peak, the highest in the park at 5,426 m (17,802 ft), and the second-highest in Mexico. It is volcanically active, with the latest eruptive period extending f

  5. Jesús Helguera - Wikipedia

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    His paintings showed an idealized Mexico and it was his romantic approach that gave his paintings the heroic impact that eventually made him famous. In 1940, he created what is arguably the most famous amongst his paintings, La Leyenda de los Volcanes, which was inspired by the legend of Popocatépetl and Iztaccíhuatl. It was later purchased ...

  6. King asleep in mountain - Wikipedia

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    According to the legend, Drake's Drum can be heard at times when England is at war or significant national events take place. [citation needed] Knights asleep at Alderley Edge in Cheshire. There is an enduring legend of a cavern full of knights in armour awaiting a call to decide the fate of a great battle for England.

  7. Malinche (volcano) - Wikipedia

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    La Malinche shares, like Popocatépetl and Iztaccíhuatl, legends about its formation. According to the most famous legend, Matlalcueye was a virgin girl engaged to Cuatlapanga, a warrior who had to go to battle in a remote place. Time went by, and the lover took so long to come back that the girl died of sorrow.

  8. List of mountains named The Sleeping Lady - Wikipedia

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    Local legend says the mountains are the silhouette of a Native American woman who drowned while swimming across Lac Nairne to meet her lover. La Mujer Muerta (the dead woman). A mountain range located in the Sistema Central, Spain. Highest point La Pinareja, 2197 m.

  9. Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt - Wikipedia

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    The Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt (Spanish: Eje Volcánico Transversal), also known as the Transvolcanic Belt and locally as the Sierra Nevada (Snowy Mountain Range), [4] is an active volcanic belt that covers central-southern Mexico.