The Colima volcanic complex towers above the floor of the Colima graben. Volcán de Colima is seen here from the SE, with Nevado de Colima, the highest peak in western México, to the right. The flat ridge between the peaks is El Volcancito, a lava dome that began growing in 1869 on the NE flank. The Colima complex, including Volcán Cántaro to the north, forms the westernmost of three major N-S-trending volcanic chains perpendicular to the E-W trending Mexican Volcanic Belt.

Photo by Lee Siebert, 2000 (Smithsonian Institution).

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