This map (click here to enlarge) illustrates the group of volcanoes (the Trans-Mexican volcanic belt) surrounding Mexico's Plateau of Anahuac, located betweend the Pacific Ocean and Gulf of Mexico, along the Ring of Fire.
The volcanoes are: (1) Ceboruco (a dacitic stratovolcano); (2) Cofre de Perote (an extinct volcano, originally called Naupa-Tecutépetl); (3) Volcán de Colima (also called Volcán de Fuego); (4) Iztaccihuatl (dormant and 5,230 meters high); (5) El Jorullo (a cinder cone volcano); (6) La Bufa de Mascota (Bufa de Real Alto); (7) Pico de Orizaba (a stratovolcano, also called Citlaltépetl); (8) Patamban; (9) Popocatépetl; (10) Tancitaro; (11) Toluca; (12) Tuxtla; and (13) Uruapan. Also visible on this map is Lake Chapala and the numerous rivers in this region.
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