A person stands at the foot of Cuexcomate volcano at La Libertad town in the city of Puebla, capital of Puebla state, Mexico, on Aug. 18, 2015. According to local press, the Cuexcomate volcano, whose name comes from the Nahuatl word "cuexcomatl" which means "clay pot" or "place to keep", is known as the world's smallest volcano, but it is not a volcano, but a formation caused hundreds of years ago by a flow of hydrogen sulphide water a result of an eruption of the Popocatepetl volcano. The Cuexcomate has a height of 13 meters, a diameter ranging from 8 meters in its crater up to 23 meters on the outside of its base and is located 2,150 meters above sea level. After some remodeling work in the area with an investment of 6 million pesos, now the vistors can access into the Cuexcomate through stairs going up to the top and continue to fall inward, which are a set of stalactites and a natural spring with fish, which comes from underground rivers and forming a waterfall whose level is increased or decreased depending on the volcanic status of Popocatepetl. It offers guided tours where the tourists can hear different legends about its origin and history ranging from pre-Hispanic times and postcolonial that making it a natural attraction with mystical features. (Xinhua/Carlos Pacheco/NOTIMEX)
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