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Iztaccíhuatl

The dormant volcano called the sleeping woman, with hikes and climbs from La Joya to its snowy summit ridge.

Photo: AlejandroLinaresGarcia · CC BY-SA 4.0
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The dormant volcano called the sleeping woman, with hikes and climbs from La Joya to its snowy summit ridge.

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