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Inscripción en la guarda: "MARTINE CHOMEL", "832777", I.O. la postal con fotografía estereoscópica lleva inscrito del lado izquierdo lo siguiente; "Keystone View Company", "COPYRIGHTED", "Manufacturers MADE IN U.S.A.", "Publishers", abajo "23618- Snow-capped Popocatepetl.", arriba en el centro "P19", del lado derecho "Meadville, Pa., New York. N.Y. Portland, Oregon. London, Eng., Sydney, Aus.". Al reverso se lee lo siguiente: en el lado izquierdo "P 19- (23618) SNOWCAPPED POPOCATEPETL", y abajo, "When you look at this picture you see a mountain higher than any in our country. Summer and winter there is snow on its top. Once it was a volcano. That is a mountain which has hollow place inside. This hollow leads deep down into the earth. From the opening at the top comes smoke and hot ashes. Now this mountain does not smoke any more. It is a dead volcano. People climb Popocateptl just for fun. Perhaps you would not think it fun. It is a long climb and very hard work. Part of the way you can ride on a mule. At last you must walk. As you go higher the air grows colder. That is why the top is always covered with snow. Something else strange happens too. The air is not so thick as you go higher. It is not so easy to breathe. You cannot climb right along. You must often stop to get your breath. At last you are at the top. How far away you can see. You can also look into the great hole from which the smoke and hot ashes came. We call that a crater. When you are ready to go down perhaps your guide will give you a mat of grass and let you slide to the edge of the snow. That is easier than walking. Copyright by The Keystone View Company". Nota: el pequeño texto que acompaña a la postal menciona que el volcán Popocatepetl se encuentra apagado, no volvería hacer erupción hasta 1918, probablemente esta fotografía date de fines del siglo XIX o la primera década del XX. Describe cómo es posible escalarlo, una parte arriba de una mula y otra parte a pie. La cima del volcán siempre está cubierta de nieve debido a su gran altura, lo cual dificulta la respiración, por ello se deben realizar pequeños descansos que permitan recuperar el aliento. El Popocatépetl se localiza entre lso estados de Morelos, Puebla y México, está unido por la parte norte con el Iztaccíhuatl mediante el Paso de Cortés. Es el segundo volcán más grande México después del Pico de Orizaba, ya que cuenta con 5,500 metros sobre el nivel del mar. Su nombre proviene del nahuatl; Popoca= que humea y tepetl=cerro o montaña. Referencias: http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popocat%C3%A9petl consulta: 20/07/09.