Popocatepetl – Mexico City’s Active Volcano

Popocatepetl in eruption, July 2013. Photo courtesy Science Times. http://www.isciencetimes.com/articles/5617/20130712/popocatepetl-volcano-erupts-mexico-city-ash.htm

LONQUIMAY (🇨🇱) and its Christmas Crater

Lonquimay volcano behind the Christmas crater, or Cráter Navidad. Photo taken towards the SW. (© Andeshandbook, Alvaro Vivanco)

Although not for the faint-hearted and wobbly legged, Lonquimay’s summit is a favorite destination with climbers. The reward for their pains is a stunning view all around: In clear weather, up to 14 volcanoes can be seen within a radius of 250 km:

The Ugashik – Peulik Volcanic Center, Alaska

Mount Peulik with the Ukinrek Maars in the foreground. Phot courtesy Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aerial_view_of_mountain_Peulik_ukinrek_maars.jpg