- Some local legends tell that the name Pico de Orizaba, comes from a long time ago, in the time of the Olmecs, when there lived a warrior named Nahuani.
- On February 16, 2024 we successfully climbed Pico de Orizaba (5,636 m) after climbing Iztaccíhuatl (5,220m) and Volcan La Malinche (4,430m) for acclimatization.
- Transport: All ground transport from airport, México or Puebla Cities to Pico de Orizaba, or just 4×4 if you prefer to get to the mountain on your own.
- He also holds the speed record on El Pico de Orizaba (2hrs 10 mins from the Piedra Grande hut to the summit, and this was after having biked from...
- Volcano Pico de Orizaba, volcano on the border of Veracruz and Puebla states, south-central Mexico. Its name is derived from the Nahuatl for “Star Mountain.”
- In December of 2023, my two teenage kids, and I booked a climbing trip to Citlaltepetl - Pico de Orizaba with Orizaba Mountain Guides.
- Pico de Orizaba is one of only three volcanoes in México that continue to support glaciers and is home to the largest glacier in Mexico, Gran Glaciar Norte.
- Pico de Orizaba is one of only three volcanoes in México that continue to support glaciers and is home to the largest glacier in Mexico, Gran Glaciar Norte.
- Early February of 2015, two bodies were discovered in a glacier on Pico de Orizaba, Mexico's highest peak, at an altitude of 17,290 feet.