One of the geological formations most amazing in the country, it is also one of the most unknown. Its about xico volcanoLocated in the eastern Valley of Mexico.
And for years it has gone unnoticed, because its magnificence can only be appreciated from above. only through a helicopter, drone or a take satellite, it is possible to see the perfect circle of this colossus. That’s why since ancient times they call it “The center of the world”.
Characteristics of the Xico volcano
The crater is 100 meters high and 1400 meters in diameter, that is, its size is one of the largest among all the mexican volcanoes.
Its perfect shape can be explained because it is a tuff ringgeological phenomenon that results from the interactions between the magma emerged from a volcano with water. And it is that this formation arises from the Chalco Lakecreated by runoff from the Sierra Nevada.
Dating of the Xico volcano
The Xico volcano is located within the Chihinautzin volcanic zoneIt is estimated that it dates from 550 to 650 AD. In fact, the name Xico, as the volcano and this region of the Mexican municipality of Chalco Valleycomes from the Nahuatl “navel”.
Before the arrival of the conquest, a population was created to the south of this volcano, by the way badly called “hill” by the inhabitants. However, once the Spaniards arrived in the region, they drained the hole, leaving it dry, as it has been until now.
For walking, climbing, running or cycling
For decades the population has used the foot of the volcano to walk, climb or run. Although, recently, bike tours have proliferated through its slopes and crater, however, urbanization makes it increasingly difficult to visit it.
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