Yesterday I showed you some photos of the snow at the "Paso de Cortés", the mountain pass between the volcanoes Iztaccíhuatl and Popocatépetl. At dusk last evening, Alejandro called me to come up to the roof of the house because the two snowy peaks were visible.
We both took pictures, but the photos from his cell phone were somewhat better. "Izta" is to the left and "Popo" to the right, and you can see that the snow line extends all the way down to the pass.
Turning around, I was able to get a nice shot of the post-sunset sky.
The mountain on the horizon in the center is Ajusco, a 12,890-foot-high peak also of volcanic origin. It is actually within the city limits of Mexico City and is the highest point in the city. Because it is silhouetted against the sky, it is not possible to tell, but I don't doubt that Ajusco also had some snow on its summit.
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