NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Cofre de Perote

El Cofre de Perote, originaly Naupa-Tecutépetl (in nahuatl) language, is known also as Nauhcampatépetl. This is an extinct volcano of near 4201 m height, located in the mexican state of Veracruz. This is one of the ten highest mexican mountains. Nahuatl is a native language of central Mexico. ...

Cofre de Perote is also the name of a mexican national park where the volcano is located.

The Nauhcampatépetl is also a excellent place to practice camping and other outdoor activities.

External Sites

Programa de manejo del Parque nacional Cofre de Perote, Universidad Veracruzana

Results from FactBites:

Perote at AllExperts (193 words)
	Perote is a city and municipality in the state of Veracruz, Mexico.
	It is bordered by Las Vigas de RamÃrez, Acajete, Xico and Tlalnelhuayocan, and the state of Puebla.
	Also in Perote is the Cofre de Perote shield volcano (the Nahuatl name of which was "Naucampatepetl", which means in "four times lord").

Cofre de Perote - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (250 words)
	Cofre de Perote, originally Naupa-Tecutépetl in the Nahuatl language, is known also as Nauhcampatépetl.
	This volcano is shaped very differently from the strato-volcanic Pico de Orizaba, which lies to the south of it, being broad and shield-shaped.
	Cofre de Perote is also the name of a Mexican national park where the volcano is located.

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