David Debrincat

Popocateptl Holidays

70 km from Mexico City Popocatépetl is a legendary volcano which, despite being 5,452 meters high, can be difficult to see.

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Popocateptl: How to get there?

Amecameca is 45 minutes from Mexico City

Popocateptl: See when to go?

From November to March

Popocateptl: For how long?

One day

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Popocateptl: What to see nearby?

Mexico City

Canyon Sumidero

San Cristóbal de las Casas

Yaxchilan

What our travellers think of their stay

David Debrincat

Travel writer

70 km from Mexico City Popocatépetl is a legendary volcano which, despite being 5,452 meters high, can be difficult to see.

My suggestion

You need to get up very early to have a hope of seeing it. Once the sun is too high, it becomes invisible.

Kalagan

Travel writer

Popocatépetl is an enormous smoking volcano close to Mexico City.

My suggestion

You can go to the foot of the volcano, in the small town of Amecameca. You will have a wonderful view of Popocatépetl and his Aztec princess, Ixtaccíhuatl , ("the sleeping woman" in Nahuatl).

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