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  1. You Can’t Get There From Here – Toluca Volcano, Guerrero State, Mexico

    Blog: Trans-Americas Journey - 31 January 2011

    Nevado de Toluca (Toluca Volcano) is the fourth highest mountain in Mexico at 15,223 feet but it’s much easier to pronounce than the three higher Mexican peaks which are Pico de Orizaba, Popocateptel (our friend David spent hours teaching us how to say this one) and Iztccihutatl–unless you use Toluca’s traditional name which is Xinantecatl. You can drive most of the way up the volcano via an extremely scenic road that heads out of the not-to-scenic town of Toluca.

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