Nevado de Colima National Park

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In the Nevado de Colima National Park

The Nevado de Colima National Park is a Mexican national park near Zapotlán , Jalisco . Its main natural elements are the active volcano Volcan de Colima with a height of 3730 meters and the extinct volcano Nevado de Colima with a height of 4380 meters; the latter is covered with snow in the winter months. The area recognized by the IUCN as a Category II National Park is one of the major tourist attractions in the Colima region .

The Nevado de Colima is around 500 meters higher than the Fuego de Colima and allows you to look into the crater from above: the view is often crowned with a column of steam from the active volcano.

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Explanations of the National Park, engl.

Individual evidence

  1. Global Species: Protected Area: Nevado de Colima National Park. Retrieved July 6, 2017 .

Coordinates: 19 ° 28 ′ 0 ″  N , 103 ° 33 ′ 0 ″  W.