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Paso de Cortés



The Paso de Cortés is the pass or saddle between the Popocatépetl and Ixtaccíhuatl volcanoes in central México. It thus forms part of the Trans-Mexican volcanic belt, and is a place where the normally southeast-tending continental divide heads north for over 10 miles.



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