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Guy Courchesne · Joined: 10 Mar 2003 Posts: 9650 Location: Mexico City

Fantabular photo! You should get that published or put it in a competition...it is that good.

sickbag · Joined: 10 Jan 2005 Posts: 155 Location: Blighty

Thanks. I could hardly hold the camera steady it was that cold.

The one below was taken last December from Puebla on the way to school. Seeing this was pretty awe-inspiring.

Guy Courchesne · Joined: 10 Mar 2003 Posts: 9650 Location: Mexico City

What is it about Popo that it blows off in December? 2000, 2001, 2004, and now you say 2005? The one in 2000 was the biggest in 1200 years. We could see it from DF and it actually dropped some ash on us. I had only been here a month when it happened, standing on my downtown DF rooftop at night watching the lava.

sickbag · Joined: 10 Jan 2005 Posts: 155 Location: Blighty

I was told that it happens every December and this one was bang on. 6.45am 1st December. Certainly had the kids excited at school that morning.

MO39 · Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2006 4:16 am Post subject:

Guy,

In 2000 could you actually see lava flowing down the sides of El Popo from your rooftop in my old neighborhood? That would have made a spectacular photograph if you'd had a really looooong telephoto lens!

MO

Guy Courchesne · Joined: 10 Mar 2003 Posts: 9650 Location: Mexico City

It's 65 km away, to the south east. We could see the explosions of lava and the band of ash as it wrapped noth and east of DF. It was that big.

vic101 · Joined: 12 Mar 2006 Posts: 9

I realize if I'm looking around in person for Teaching work in Mexico in the months of July and
August will schools/colleges and Universities still be open as the school year ends in June?
Will there be somebody in the office? Or is there a period where these places close down completely?
Thanks

ls650 · Joined: 10 May 2003 Posts: 3484 Location: British Columbia