Mexico Volcano Triple Challenge
8-day mountaineering itinerary, reaching about 5,636 metres
- Difficulty
- Difficult
- Duration
- 8 days
- Region
- Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
Adventure destination
Mexico
Mexico is one of the Americas' most varied adventure countries, with high volcanoes, canyon systems, desert trekking, surf coasts, and mountain towns all contributing to a broad active portfolio. Works well for travelers who want everything from big summit objectives like Orizaba to accessible highland walking and cultural depth.
Signature adventures
View all adventuresPico de Orizaba Summit Climb
Mexico's headline alpine summit itinerary on the Jamapa route.
- Difficulty
- Difficult
- Duration
- 2 days
- Region
- Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
Regions
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Places in Mexico
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Central University City Campus of the <i>Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México</i> (UNAM)
El Tajin, Pre-Hispanic City
Amecameca
Common access base for three-peak routes in the region.
Archaeological Monuments Zone of Xochicalco
Archaeological Zone of Paquimé, Casas Grandes
Earliest 16th-Century Monasteries on the Slopes of Popocatepetl
Mountains
Citlaltepetl
Citlaltepetl
Sierra San Antonio
Sierra de la Laguna
Cerro del Diablo
Cerro El Álamo
Popocatépetl
Iztaccíhuatl
Nevado de Toluca
Sierra Negra
La Malinche
Malinche
Areas in Mexico
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Cross-border or multi-purpose areas connected to Mexico.UNESCO World Heritage in Mexico
Showing 12 of 36 published UNESCO locations linked to Mexico.
Cultural
2006
Agave Landscape and Ancient Industrial Facilities of Tequila
UNESCO cultural World Heritage site linked to Mexico. Inscribed in 2006.
- Countries Mexico
- Area Agave Landscape and Ancient Industrial Facilities of Tequila
Mixed
2002
Ancient Maya City and Protected Tropical Forests of Calakmul, Campeche
UNESCO mixed World Heritage site linked to Mexico. Inscribed in 2002.
- Countries Mexico
- Area Ancient Maya City and Protected Tropical Forests of Calakmul, Campeche
Cultural
2015
Aqueduct of Padre Tembleque Hydraulic System
UNESCO cultural World Heritage site linked to Mexico. Inscribed in 2015.
- Countries Mexico
- Area Aqueduct of Padre Tembleque Hydraulic System
Cultural
1999
Archaeological Monuments Zone of Xochicalco
UNESCO cultural World Heritage site linked to Mexico. Inscribed in 1999.
- Countries Mexico
- Place Archaeological Monuments Zone of Xochicalco
Cultural
1998
Archaeological Zone of Paquimé, Casas Grandes
UNESCO cultural World Heritage site linked to Mexico. Inscribed in 1998.
- Countries Mexico
- Place Archaeological Zone of Paquimé, Casas Grandes
Natural
2016
Archipiélago de Revillagigedo
UNESCO natural World Heritage site linked to Mexico. Inscribed in 2016.
- Countries Mexico
- Area Archipiélago de Revillagigedo
Cultural
2010
Camino Real de Tierra Adentro
UNESCO cultural World Heritage site linked to Mexico. Inscribed in 2010.
- Countries Mexico
- Area Camino Real de Tierra Adentro
Cultural
2007
Central University City Campus of the <i>Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México</i> (UNAM)
UNESCO cultural World Heritage site linked to Mexico. Inscribed in 2007.
- Countries Mexico
- Place Central University City Campus of the <i>Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México</i> (UNAM)
Cultural
1994
Earliest 16th-Century Monasteries on the Slopes of Popocatepetl
UNESCO cultural World Heritage site linked to Mexico. Inscribed in 1994.
- Countries Mexico
- Place Earliest 16th-Century Monasteries on the Slopes of Popocatepetl
Natural
2013
El Pinacate and Gran Desierto de Altar Biosphere Reserve
UNESCO natural World Heritage site linked to Mexico. Inscribed in 2013.
- Countries Mexico
- Area El Pinacate and Gran Desierto de Altar Biosphere Reserve
Cultural
1992
El Tajin, Pre-Hispanic City
UNESCO cultural World Heritage site linked to Mexico. Inscribed in 1992.
- Countries Mexico
- Place El Tajin, Pre-Hispanic City
Cultural
2003
Franciscan Missions in the Sierra Gorda of Querétaro
UNESCO cultural World Heritage site linked to Mexico. Inscribed in 2003.
- Countries Mexico
- Place Franciscan Missions in the Sierra Gorda of Querétaro