In social networks, videos of people who go up to popocatepetlexposing his life as amazes of America who arrived at the crater to ask for tricampeonato, or to leave offerings to ‘Don Goyo’, but is it allowed to climb the volcano?
For more amazing or striking that it seems to go to the top of Popocatepetl, the National Disaster Prevention Center (Cenapred) is clear about the Restrictions to approach Popo.
Why can’t you go up to Popocatepetl?
Popocatépetl is an active volcano since the December 21, 1994at any time it can present violent explosions, accompanied by incandescent and ashes.
He Cenapred categorically qualifies irresponsibility climb the top of popocatepetl, as people could die when reached by rocks with temperatures greater than 1000 ° C, some of the size of a car.
Although it is forbidden to climb to the top, some mountaineers, even inexperience At any time an explosion can occur of gases, water vapor, ashes or incandescent rocks.
Since Popocatepetl is active they have registered Five deaths for climbing the volcano. The incident occurred on April 30, 1996, when five mountaineers died when the restricted zone and were reached by incandescent fragments.
What happens if I upload popocatepetl?
It is strictly forbidden to climb to Popocatepetl, so if someone tries to climb to the top they will have to face the authorities to respond for their actions. At worst, The people who climb the volcano can die.
Due to the constant activity of the Popo, which is highly risky, Cenapred, an institution responsible for monitoring its behavior, determined that Locating less than 12 kilometers from the crater can be deadly.
Therefore, no person must exceed this limit, since doing so would be committing a serious fault of the activities allowed in the Iztaccíhuatl-Popocatépetl National Park.
According to the Government of Mexico, if someone is caught uploading the Popo crater, will be presented to the competent authorities to be sanctioned in accordance with applicable laws.
This based on articles 55 and 56 of the Internal Regulations of the Ministry of Security and Citizen Protection in relation to the provisions of articles 23 and 73 of the General Civil Protection Law.
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