Paricutín

American

[pah-ree-koo-teen] / pɑˌri kuˈtin /

noun

a volcano in W central Mexico: formed by an eruption 1943–52. 8,200 feet (2,500 meters).

Paricutín British

/ parikuˈtin /

noun

a volcano in W central Mexico, in Michoacán state, formed in 1943 after a week of earth tremors; grew to a height of 2500 m (8200 ft) in a year and buried the village of Paricutín

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A civic fiesta, a flight over the four-year-old volcano Paricutin, and lunch among the pyramids of Teotihuac�n were not all the Mexicans had programmed for Harry Truman's three-day visit.

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When Paricutin first poked its red-hot nose out of Dionisio Polido's cornfield on Feb. 20, 1943, geologists predicted it would soon die down.

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The extraordinary impression Paricutin has made on scientists springs from its long, brilliant run and the fact that it is the first volcano they have been able to watch from birth.

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He ran to the priest in the village of Paricutin, two miles away.

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Last week, fresh from an expedition to it, Geologist Paul O. McGrew of the Chicago Natural History Museum made a scientific report on Paricutin.

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