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Inactive volcano in Veracruz, Mexico
Photo: Richard Collins from Xalapa, Mexico, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Cofre de Perote National Park (Parque Nacional Cofre de Perote) is a Mexico national park surrounding the Cofre de Perote mountain in the state of Veracruz. Cofre de Perote is the 8th highest mountain in Mexico at 4,282 meters (14,049 feet). Locally, the mountain is also referred to by its Nahuatl name, Nauhcampatépetl. It lies within the Volcano Belt, an area of high seismic activity that stretches across Central Mexico, and is considered an extinct shield volcano with no eruptions in recorded history. The park is popular for mountain biking, hiking, camping, rock climbing, and caving.
The easiest way to get to this park is to travel to Puebla, then rent a car or take a taxi to the town of Perote. It will take about 2 hours to drive the 130 km distance.
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