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Operation Eagle’s Peak: Rebuilding monument atop Colima’s stunning snow-covered Nevado

Members of Jalisco’s oldest hiking and camping club told me they had a mission.

“We have to add four plaques honoring four of our fallen comrades to a monument we erected years ago high atop El Pico del Aguila at 3,901 meters altitude on the Nevado de Colima Volcano. You’re welcome to join us, but you’ll have to carry a small bag of cement and a liter of water up to the top because the cross we put there has fallen over.”

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