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Aguada Fénix is a large Preclassic Mayan ruin located in the state of Tabasco, Mexico, near the border with Guatemala. It was discovered by aerial survey using laser mapping and announced in 2020. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The flattened mound is 1,400 m long (nearly a mile) and is described as the oldest and the largest Mayan ceremonial site known. [ 3 ]
Salinas y Aguada Blanca National Reserve is located in the provinces of Caylloma and Arequipa in the region of Arequipa; and a small part in the province of Sanchez Cerro in the region of Moquegua. [1] It spans an area of 366,936 hectares (3,669.36 km 2) [1] which covers the headwaters of important local rivers like Yura and Chili. [4]
Historically, the area now included in the department of El Progreso was known as Guastatoya or Huastatoya, derived from Nahuatl huäxyötl or huäxin ("calabash") and atoyac ("last"), meaning the last place that calabashes grow, a reference to the change in altitude that occurs in the department, and corresponding climatic change from cold to hot.
Hierve el Aqua (Spanish for "the water boils") is a set of natural travertine rock formations in San Lorenzo Albarradas, Oaxaca, Mexico that resemble cascades of water. [1] [2] The site is located about 70 km east of Oaxaca City, [3] and consists of two rock shelves or cliffs which rise between fifty and ninety metres from the valley below, from which extend nearly white rock formations which ...
Guaniquilla is a coastal barrio in the municipality of Aguada, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 2,663. Its population in 2010 was 2,663. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ]
Aguada (Spanish pronunciation:) is a town and municipality in the Vélez Province of the Santander Department in northeastern Colombia.Aguada is located in the vicinity of the Opón River at an altitude of 1,700 metres (5,600 ft).
Volcán de Agua (also known as Junajpú by Maya) is an extinct stratovolcano located in the departments of Sacatepéquez and Escuintla in Guatemala. At 3,760 m (12,340 ft) , Agua Volcano towers more than 3,500 m (11,500 ft) above the Pacific coastal plain to the south and 2,000 m (6,600 ft) above the Guatemalan Highlands to the north.
The area near Isla Aguada is specially known for its common bottlenose dolphins, which can be found in the Laguna de Términos throughout the year and attract tourism to the town. [ 5 ] Isla Pájaros (Bird Island) is an islet that receives local and migratory seabirds , such as ducks, herons, frigates and seagulls.