El Chichón

Chiapas · Mexico

El Chichón, Mexico
Photo: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Public domain via Wikimedia Commons

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Best time to go
November to April
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not-accessible
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A small volcano whose devastating 1982 eruption formed a steaming crater lake of turquoise acidic water. Trails through the surrounding jungle lead to the fuming caldera in the Chiapas highlands.

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