Popocatépetl
The Popocatépetl (in Nahuatl, popôca , “to emit smoke”; tepêtl , “mountain”; the mountain which smokes) is a active Volcan located at the Mexico in the State de Puebla to 70 km in the south-east of the town of Mexico City and to only 45 km in the west of the town of Puebla. It is the second point highest of Mexico after the Pic of Orizaba.
An important eruption took place in 1947. The December 21st 1994, the volcano expelled ashes and gases which were carried in a radius of 25 km by the Vent. The cities in the vicinity were evacuated and the volcanologists started to prepare for another eruption.
In December 2000, of tens of thousands of people were evacuated after the scientists drew the alarm bell. The volcano had some violent ones sudden starts, to fall down on a relatively moderate level of activity. December 1st, 2007, the volcano entered in eruption by releasing a column of ashes of more than 2 km in height.
The first rise was done by the Tecuanipas in 1289. The first Spanish forwarding to have made the rise was carried out of it by Diego de Ordaz in 1519.
The monasteries of the beginning of the 16th century located on the sides of the volcano are classified World heritage.
The legend of Popocatépetl and Ixtaccíhuatl
In the Aztec mythology, Popocatépetl was a warrior in love with Ixtaccíhuatl.
The father of Iztaccíhuatl sent it guerroyer in Oaxaca by promising the hand of his daughter to him if it returned, the father thinking that was impossible. Popocatépetl from went away, and when one affirmed in Iztaccíhuatl that he had died; she died about it of sorrow. When it returned, it also died him of sorrow by learning the loss from its beloved. The gods covered their bodies with Neige and changed them into Montagne S. Iztaccíhuatl was called " woman endormie" , because of its resemblance to a body of woman lengthened. Popocatépetl became the volcano of the same name, making rain fire on ground, put in rage by the death of sound amante.
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