Description of the attraction
The Istaxihuatl volcano, or Istacihuatl, is an extinct volcano in the Mexican highlands, 5286 m high. The snow on its peaks never melts, this gave rise to the name: "Istaxihuatl" translated from the Nahuatl language means "White Woman". For ease of pronunciation, the mountain is often called simply Ista. Next to it is another volcano - Popocatepetl.
Istaxihuatl lies in the southeast, 70 kilometers from Mexico City.
Ista has four peaks, in outlines similar to the head, chest, knees and feet of a sleeping woman. The highest of the peaks - Pecho rises to 5230 meters above sea level.
In 1889, there was the first ascent to the top of the giant. In subsequent expeditions on the slopes of Ista, household items of the Aztecs were discovered, which suggests that the Indians have conquered the summit more than once.
Local residents have associated many fascinating legends with Ista. One of them tells about the unhappy love of a princess, whose evil father sent her fiancé to war, believing that the warrior would not return, but he went through the war. But by that time, his beloved had already been promised to another. Unable to withstand the decision of her father, the girl committed suicide. The warrior, not seeing his future life without his beloved, also laid hands on himself. The lovers struck the god of love, and he turned them into the volcanoes Ista and Popo, which are inseparable to this day.
