The malinche volcano is a somewhat difficult hike to get to the top. Malinche is a historical figure who played a vital role in either facilitating or buffering the devastating impact of the spanish conquest in mexico, depending on your point of view. Much of the andesiticdacitic volcano was constructed during the pleistocene, and the summit exhibits evidence of glacial erosion. Officially, its summit reaches 4,461 metres 14,636 ft above sea level, though it is generally considered to be closer to 4,440 metres 14,567 ft, using gps measurements. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. It is linked to the iztaccihuatl volcano to the north by the high saddle known as. There is a camping area which is safe and local food available in small shacks. It contains a large caldera that formed about 95,000 years ago and produced major pumice flows forming ignimbrite layers. Venerable senora hierba matlacueyetl, matlalcueye, matlalcueitl nahuatl.
A novel kindle edition by esquivel, laura, ernesto mestrereed. The climbers and hikers guide to the worlds mountains and volcanoes has lots of good information on the mountains in mexico. As compared to some of the other volcanoes in the region, the trailhead starts relatively low at 3100m 10,170ft and goes through beautiful forest before emerging above the treeline. Part of the transmexican volcanic belt a principal volcanic mountain system in central mexico. Volcan malintzin, malinche orizaba mountain guides. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading malinche. Dec 31, 2016 in apizaco you have to kill an hour and a half. Extensive green forest cover is visible on the lower flanks of the volcano. Popocatepetl is an active stratovolcano, located in the states of puebla, morelos and mexico. Most people know her for like water for chocolate, i myself infinitely adore the law of love, but malinche, a more recent work of hers, is one that by far represents the mexican traditional identity the most accurately.
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