| The legendary Volcano 'Popocatepetl' with its' | | | | placed a demand on Popocatepetl before he could |
| towering white peaks of snow can be seen on a | | | | take Iztaccihuatl as his bride. He required that |
| clear day from the great metropolis of Mexico | | | | Popocatepetl first engage in a battle against the |
| City. Mexico's Popocateptl Volcano is a steep | | | | tribes enemy and return victorious. Some |
| volcanic cone located about 45 miles southeast of | | | | variations of this legend include the stipulation that |
| Mexico City and rises beyond 17,000 feet in | | | | Popocatepetl must return with the enemys' head |
| elevation. This majestic mountain is breathtaking | | | | as proof of his success. Story has it that |
| to the viewers sight and is snow capped year | | | | Popocatepetl went off for war with. |
| round. Popocateptl Volcano has captured peoples' | | | | Iztacclhuatl waiting for her beloveds' return. |
| imaginations throughout the ages and has a story | | | | Popocatepetl won the battle and was ready to |
| that reaches back into the mists of time. Next to | | | | return to Iztacchuatle when word reached the |
| the Popocateptl Volcano is the Iztaccihuatl | | | | ruler that the warrior had been slain. Upon hearing |
| Volcano. Iztaccihuatl meaning, "white woman" in | | | | the false news, the princess, Iztaccihuatl falls ill and |
| Nahuatl. This mountain actually has four peaks, the | | | | succumbs to her deep sorrow, dying of a broken |
| tallest reaches 17,158 feet and many see the | | | | heart. When Popocatepetl returns to his people |
| silhouette as resembling that of a sleeping woman. | | | | with triumph, he encounters his beloveds' death |
| Iztaccihuatl Volcano is located next to the | | | | and he is heartbroken and inconsolable. |
| Popocateptl Volcano. Speaking geographically, | | | | Popocateptl carries Iztaccihuatl's body to the |
| these two volcanoes represent the second and | | | | mountains where he has a funeral pyre built for |
| third highest mountains in Mexico. Iztaccihuatl is an | | | | his princess and himself. Grief stricken, he dies |
| extinct volcano. Popocatepetl is still active having | | | | next to his beloved. The Gods, touched by the |
| spewed smoke and ash as recently as 2001. | | | | plight of the lovers, turns the humans into |
| Popocateptl means "Smoking Mountain" in the | | | | mountains so that they can finally be together. |
| Nahuatl language. As Aztec mythology has it, | | | | Today, they remain with Popocatepetl residing |
| Popocateptl and Iztaccihuatl were once humans | | | | over his princess Iztacclhuatl. On occasion, Popo |
| who were deeply in love. The legend is about two | | | | will spew ash, reminding everyone watching that |
| star-crossed lovers, the young brave warrior | | | | he is always in attendance and that he will never |
| Popocatepetl and the princess Iztaccihuatl. | | | | leave the side of his beloved Izta. |
| Iztaccihuatl's father who was a mighty ruler, | | | | |