Orizaba
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Orizaba is a city and municipality in the Mexican state of Veracruz. It is located 20 km west of its sister city Córdoba, and is adjacent to Río Blanco and Ixtaczoquitlán, on Federal Highways 180 and
Clockwise, from upper left: San Miguel de Arcángel Cathedral, Panoramic of the city from El Borrego Hill, San José de Gracia Convent, Palacio de Hierro, Orizaba City Hall, Mier y Pesado Polyforum, Orizaba cableway
The Orizaba Valley Looking north, Orizaba in the middle distance, the Pico de Orizaba on the horizon
Orizaba during the Porfiriato
Palacio Municipal de Orizaba in 2025
Pico de Orizaba
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Citlaltépetl, otherwise known as Pico de Orizaba, is an active volcano and the highest volcano in North America, as well as the highest mountain in Mexico and third highest peak in North America, afte
Orizaba
…pleasant, though often cloudy and rainy, and the soil of the Orizaba valley is extraordinarily fertile. Overlooking the valley from the north is the Pico de Orizaba (Citlaltépetl), a volcano that, at 5,636 m. (18,490 ft.), is the highest mountain in Mexico and third highest in North America. Orizaba was already an…
Pico de Orizaba desde Hidalgo, Puebla
Pico de Orizaba looking south from atop Cofre de Perote
Southeast of Citlaltépetl
Northwest of Citlaltépetl