What is Parícutin?
[[File:Paricutin 30 613.jpg|thumb|Eruption in 1943]] '''Paricutin''' is a [[volcano]] in [[Mexico]] in the state of [[Michoacán]]. It is the youngest volcano in the [[western hemisphere]], born in 1943.<ref>[http://www.unmuseum.org/7wonders/paricutin.htm Parucutin at 7 wonders]</ref><ref>*[http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=8011 Parícutin at Peakbagger.com]</ref> It is now 1,353 feet (424m) above the valley, and 9,186 feet (2,800m) above sea level. == References == {{Commons category|Paricutin}} {{reflist}} {{coord|19|29|34.8|N|102|15|3.6|W|type:mountain_region:MX|display=title}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Paricutin}} [[Category:Volcanoes of Mexico]] {{multistub|geo|North-America}}