Rumblings from the Peak

I have frequently written about Popocatéptl (Popo for short), the active volcano to the southeast of Mexico City.  However I have not written much about Pico de Orizaba, Mexico's tallest mountain. 

(images taken from the internet)

The mountain is located about 120 miles to the east of Mexico City on the border between the states of Puebla and Veracruz.  The peak, which is also known by its Aztec name of Citlaltépetl, has an elevation of over 18,000 feet... 800 feet higher than Popo, Mexico's second highest mountain.  It is the third highest mountain in North America, and the second highest volcano in the world, surpassed only by Africa's Mt. Kilimanjaro.

My reason for bringing up Pico de Orizaba is that I recently read an article discussing the frequent tremors that have been occurring around the mountain.  There have been a total of 32 since August of last year.  The volcano is dormant but still considered active.  The last eruption was in 1846; the last major eruption was in 1687.  The seismic activity does not necessarily mean that there will be any imminent eruptions.  However, just as Popo came back to life after decades of dormancy, the same could happen with Pico de Orizaba.