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Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt · Mexico
Pico de Orizaba
Pico de Orizaba (Citlaltépetl) is a dormant, permanently glaciated stratovolcano that is the highest peak in Mexico and the third-highest in North America, its snow-capped cone visible for hundreds of kilometers across the surrounding lowlands.
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