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Iztaccíhuatl

Iztaccíhuatl is a dormant volcano in central Mexico, at 5,230 metres the country's third-highest mountain, on the border of the states of Mexico and Puebla. Its name means 'white woman' in Nahuatl, after its snow-covered ridges, which resemble a sleeping woman. With neighbouring Popocatépetl it overlooks the Valley of Mexico and the lands of the former Chalca confederation.

Iztaccíhuatl
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Chalco

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Iztaccíhuatl. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/iztaccihuatl
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The Epoch Institute. “Iztaccíhuatl.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/iztaccihuatl.
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