Explore Puerto Nacional in Mexico
Puerto Nacional in the region of Puebla is a town in Mexico - some 120 mi or ( 193 km ) East of Mexico City , the country's capital city .
Current time in Puerto Nacional is now 12:32 AM (Monday) . The local timezone is named " America/Mexico City " with a UTC offset of -6 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Xometla, Tlanalapan, Tlachichuca, Santa Rita, and Santa Ines Varela la Luz. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Xometla . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Puerto Nacional ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Crater view of El Pico de Orizaba
Alberto Peña Costales y Stephanie Fontaine llegando al crater del Pico de Orizaba. Pico mas alto de Mexico 5610m (18405'). Vista panoramica del crater. Video de Ricardo Peña (guia). Alpine Expeditions ..
Gran Telescopio Milimétrico & Pico de Orizaba GTM
Great Millimetric Telescope great view from the Pico de Orizaba - - El Gran telescopio milimetrico GTM visto desde la cumbre del Pico de Orizaba ..
View from the crater rim of Orizaba
View from the crater rim of the Mexican Volcano "Pico de Orizaba" (in English "Orizaba Peak", also called "Pico" by our guides). Shot at somewhere above 5500m (18000 ft), a little below the summit. ..
Interviewed by Hector Ponce de Leon on Orizaba summit
Hector uses my camera to do an interview style video of me on the summit of Pico de Orizaba. ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Gran Glaciar Norte
Gran Glaciar Norte is the largest ice cap and firn field in México. It is located on Pico de Orizaba (Volcán Citlaltépetl) (5,636 metres) which is the highest point in Mexico. It contains nine named glaciers, including seven outlet glaciers, and a mountain niche glacier. The elevation of these glaciers range from near 5,610 m to 4,700 m .
Located at 19.03 -97.27 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tlachichuca (municipality)
Tlachichuca (municipality) is a town and municipality in Puebla in south-eastern Mexico.
Located at 19.10 -97.42 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Extreme points of Mexico
This is a list of the extreme coordinates of Mexico, the points that are farther north, south, east or west than any other location. Northernmost point: 32° 43' 06" N latitude Monumento 206, near Los Algodones, Baja California, at the United States border. Westernmost point: 118° 22' 00" W longitude, Roca Elefante at Isla de Guadalupe, in the Pacific Ocean. Southernmost point: 14° 32' 27" N latitude, mouth of Suchiate River, border with Guatemala, south of Tapachula, Chiapas.
Located at 19.03 -97.27 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
William F. Raynolds
William Franklin Raynolds (March 17, 1820 – October 18, 1894) was a U.S. Army officer, explorer, engineer, Mexican War and Civil War veteran who is best known for leading the 1859-1860 Raynolds Expedition while serving as a member of the U.S. Army Corps of Topographical Engineers. Raynolds was also a temporary Brevet Brigadier General in 1865 for meritorious services during the Civil War and retired from the Corps of Engineers a full Colonel on March 17, 1884, after a 40-year military career.
Located at 19.03 -97.27 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
The Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt (Eje Volcánico Transversal) also known as the Transvolcanic Belt and locally as the Sierra Nevada (Snowy Mountain Range), is a volcanic belt that extends 900 km from west to east across central-southern Mexico. Several of its highest peaks have snow all year long, and during clear weather, they are visible to a large proportion of those who live on the many high plateaus from which these volcanoes rise.
Located at 19.02 -97.27 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
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