A postcard photograph labeled "Excurcion de Atlixco - 1925" shows an ash plume rising above the summit crater of Popocatépetl as seen by visitors east of Paso de Cortés on the north side of the volcano. The peak on the right horizon is El Ventorrillo, part of a previous edifice.

Courtesy of Enrique Chavira (INAOE; from Elia Rascón Cano family archive).

This image is made available under the Creative Commons BY-NC 4.0 license terms.

Galleries: Ash Plumes and Ashfall

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Popocatépetl