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Parícutin

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The Active Volcano which Grew from a Farmer’s Field; Paricutin

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WE CLIBMED PARICUTIN VOLCANO (One of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World)

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Paricutin Cinder Volcano

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Paricutin volcano

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Paricutin Volcano

Parícutin is a cinder cone volcano located in the Mexican state of Michoacán, near the city of Uruapan and about 322 kilometers (200 mi) west of Mexico City. The volcano surged suddenly from the cornfield of local farmer Dionisio Pulido in 1943, attracting both popular and scientific attention.
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