Hierve el Agua

Nature preserve · San Lorenzo Albarradas

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At Oaxaca’s Hierve el Agua, a Local Dispute Leaves the Site Closed to Visitors

"Nestled amid the rugged desert mountains of the state of Oaxaca stand two sheer cliffs that seem to melt, in yellow rivulets, into the valley below. For millennia, Hierve el Agua’s natural springs have calcified its travertine cliff faces, creating this illusion of a petrified waterfall."

https://www.cntraveler.com/story/at-oaxacas-hierve-el-agua-a-local-dispute-leaves-the-site-closed-to-visitors

Hierve el Agua, 70477 Oaxaca de Juárez, Oax., Mexico Get directions

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