Originally clicked and uploaded by - Pratosh Dwivedi - 25th Feb'09Hierve el Agua (Spanish for "the water boils") is set of natural rock formations in the Mexican state of Oaxaca that look like waterfalls. Relatively small amounts of water -- which, despite the name, is not hot (25°C) -- bubble up from four springs and, running over the cliffs, evaporate. The rock formations, primarily of calcium carbonate, are left behind.
The formations are very high, with the two principal “waterfalls” measuring 12 and 30 meters.
Most of the people (some of them are even reading this :P) who visit Oaxaca fail to see this place as it is not that well spotted on the tourist map. But it is really worth traveling through the dusty 12 km stretch of road leading to the place.
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