Category: North America

Izta-Popo Zoquiapan National Park

Izta-Popo Zoquiapan National Park protects one of the most recognizable mountain landscapes in central Mexico. Dominated by the enormous volcanoes Iztaccíhuatl and Popocatépetl, the park also contains high conifer forests, alpine grasslands, deep ravines, mountain streams, volcanic terrain, and habitat for distinctive species such as the volcano rabbit. The protected landscape stretches through portions of …

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Cumbres del Ajusco National Park

Cumbres del Ajusco National Park protects a high mountain landscape on the southern edge of Mexico City, where dense conifer forests rise toward volcanic summits nearly 4,000 meters above sea level. From the highest ridges, the enormous urban basin of Mexico City spreads out below while Iztaccíhuatl, Popocatépetl, Nevado de Toluca, and other mountains appear …

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