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Who discovered Popocatepetl?

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The Aztecs. Popocatepetl means "smoking hill" in Nahuatl.

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Popo was still there!


What was Mexico's tallest peak before they discovered Mt Popocatepetl?

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What city in Mexico is mountain popocatepetl located?

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What continent is Popocatepetl?

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WHERE DOES THE NAME POPOCATEPETL COME FROM?

Popocatepetl is a volcano in Mexico. The name comes from the local language and means 'Mountain that smokes'


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The Popocatepetl volcano is located in Mexico, and is considered to be part of the North American continent.


Is it true or false that the popocatepetl Mexico volcano killed 100000 people?

False. In fact, the Popocatepetl has had 15 mayor eruptions since it was first discovered by Westerners (1519) and the largest eruption since the last 1,200 years happened on December of the year 2000, which included smoke, ash and lava, but no casualties have ever been recorded for such volcano.