Popocatépetl Volcano - Puebla, Mexico

Snow, steam and drifting clouds wrap the summit of Popocatépetl in this view from San Pedro Benito Juárez, near Atlixco in the state of Puebla, Mexico, about 5 miles (8 km) from the volcano.

Rising 17,694 feet (5,393 m), Popocatépetl is Mexico's second-highest mountain and one of its most active volcanoes. Smoke has poured from its crater almost constantly since 1993, and a big eruption in 1994 forced evacuations.

It stands about 43 miles (70 km) southeast of Mexico City. Locals often call it Don Goyo, and the 16th-century monasteries on its slopes are a UNESCO World Heritage Site, built by friars soon after the Spanish conquest.

Did You Know? Its name comes from the Nahuatl words for "it smokes" and "mountain." Legend says it's a warrior watching over Iztaccíhuatl, the sleeping princess, the mountain beside it.

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