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Word: ixtaccihuatl (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Terra hopes for better evidence. In April he will study the steep slopes of Popocatepetl and Ixtaccihuatl (pronounced Po-po-ca-tay-petal and Eesta-see-wattle), the peaks hanging over the Valley of Mexico. He believes that the valley was covered by a high-level lake during the prehistoric rainy spell. If this is true, there should be beach formations high up on the slopes, and Dr. de Terra may find more proof of human activity in Mexico...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Stones & Bones | 3/25/1946 | See Source »

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