Jalisco is Mexico's fifth largest state. 20.5667° north, and 103.6833° west. It is located in the north west part of the country, 20.5667° north, and 103.6833° west. Just slightly below the tropic of cancer, Jalisco shares borders with and Zacatecas, Nayarit, Guanajuato to the north. And Colima and Michoacán to the south. To the west the pacific ocean runs for more then 350 kilometers. Jalisco also lies on the northern tip of the Sierra Madre del Sur and on the Trans Mexican volcano belt.  

 

 

 

 

 

The Trans Mexican belt is a volcanic belt that more then 900 km from west to east in southern part of Mexico. As seen in this picture this belt runs through Jalisco. Along this belt lies the volcano Nevado de Colima. Even though it has Colima in its name the majority of the volcano lies in Jalisco. The Current active volcano lies on a caldera. The most recent activity happened in 2005 with han eruption spreading and ash cloud over 110 miles.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nevado de Colima

 

 

 

 

Volcanos in Mexico, Mostly located along the Trans Mexican volcano belt.

 

Sources http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volc%C3%A1n_de_Colima

 

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