Volcanoes and Waterfalls

Cascada de Texolo, Veracruz, Mexico (photo from Wikimedia) 2 October 2026, WINGS Veracruz: Migration is a Moving Experience: Day 4, Travel from Veracruz to the highlands at Xalapa After birding in the lowlands this morning we travel from Veracruz city to the highlands at Xalapa, a trip that takes just over an hour and a half. As you can see from the following maps we will be much closer to the place where the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt joins the Sierra Madre Oriental … Maps of Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt and Sierra Madre Oriental from Wikimedia … and the two volcanoes that mark the location. Pico de Orizaba (native name: Citlaltépetl), a dormant volcano and the third highest mountain in North America at 18,491 ft (5,636 m). Bottom left of topo map. Cofre de Perote, an inactive volcano and Mexico’s 8th highest peak at 14,049 ft (4,282 m). Top left of map; Cofre de Perote is closer to Xalapa. topographic map of Mexico from the eastern end of the Trans-Mexico Volcanic Belt to the coast…