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Tlaxcala
Tlaxcala, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Tlaxcala, is one of the 32 federal entities that comprise the Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 60 municipalities and the capital city and the largest city is Tlaxcala de Xicohténcatl.
Popocatépetl
Popocatépetl ( , , ; ) is an active stratovolcano located in the states of Puebla, Morelos, and Mexico in central Mexico. It lies in the eastern half of the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt. At it is the second highest peak in Mexico, after Citlaltépetl (Pico de Orizaba) at . Popocatépetl is ranked 89th by prominence.
Citlaltepetl
highest mountain and volcano in Mexico
Parícutin
Parícutin (or Volcán de Parícutin, also accented Paricutín) is a cinder cone volcano located in the Mexican state of Michoacán, near the city of Uruapan and about west of Mexico City. The volcano surged suddenly from the cornfield of local farmer Dionisio Pulido in 1943, attracting both popular and scientific attention.
San Miguel de Allende
municipal seat of Allende, State of Guanajuato, Mexico
Iztaccihuatl
Iztaccíhuatl or Ixtaccíhuatl (both forms also spelled without the accent) ( or, as spelled with the x, ) is a dormant volcanic mountain in Mexico located on the border between the State of Mexico and Puebla within Izta-Popo Zoquiapan National Park. It is the nation's third highest, after Pico de Orizaba at , and Popocatépetl at .
Colima
mountain
Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
arc of volcanic mountains across central-southern Mexico
Valley of Mexico
highlands plateau in central Mexico
Nevado de Toluca
stratovolcano located in central Mexico
Tulancingo de Bravo Municipality
Tulancingo (officially Tulancingo de Bravo, for Nicolás Bravo; Otomi: Ngu̱hmu) is the second-largest city in the Mexican state of Hidalgo. It is located in the southeastern part of the state and also forms one of the 84 municipalities of Hidalgo, as well as the Archdiocese of Tulancingo. Located 93 km from Mexico City, this area is the most important wool textile producer in the country and was home to El Santo, Mexico's most famous lucha libre wrestler, and to Gabriel Vargas (cartoonist), author of the popular cartoon La Familia Burrón. It is also home to the Huapalcalco archeological si
Tzintzuntzan
municipal seat of Tzintzuntzan, State of Michoacán, Mexico
Cofre de Peru en tanga
mountain in Veracruz, Mexico
Malinche
volcano in Mexico
Greater Mexico City
Greater Mexico City is the conurbation around Mexico City, officially called the Metropolitan Area of Mexico City. It encompasses Mexico City itself and 45 adjacent municipalities of the State of Mexico and Hidalgo.
Lake Pátzcuaro
lake in Mexico
Santiago Tianguistenco
municipal seat of Tianguistenco, State of Mexico, Mexico
Santa Clara del Cobre
municipal seat of Salvador Escalante, State of Michoacán, Mexico
Large Millimeter Telescope
world's largest millimetric telescope, located in Mexico (2011)
Sierra Negra
mountain in Mexico
Lake Cuitzeo
lake in Michoacán State, Mexico
Paso de Cortés
mountain pass in Mexico
Cumbres del Ajusco National Park
national park in Mexico
Jocotitlán
volcano in Mexico
Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt pine-oak forests
ecoregion of Mexico
Madrean pine-oak woodlands
Subtropical woodlands in the US
Pico de Tancítaro
mountain in Mexico
Nevado de Toluca National Park
national Park in Mexico
Sierra de Guadalupe
mountain range in Mexico
Las Derrumbadas
ryolitic twin domes
Mesoamerican pine-oak forests
ecoregion of southern Mexico and Central America
Necaxa River
river in Mexico
Popocatépetl and Iztaccíhuatl
legend of the origin of two mountains in Mexico
Amacuzac River
river in Mexico
Sierra de Ajusco-Chichinauhtzin
mountain range