Popocatépetl is an active volcano and, at, the second highest peak in Mexico after the Pico de Orizaba . Popocatépetl is linked to the Iztaccíhuatl volcano to the north by the high saddle known as the Paso de Cortés, and lies in the eastern half of the Trans-Mexican volcanic belt. The name Popocatépetl comes from the Nahuatl words 'it smokes' and 'mountain', thus Smoking Mountain; the name Don Goyo comes from the mountain's association in the lore of the region with San… (More on Popocatepetl)