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Aguas Calientes River (Carabobo)
Aguas Calientes ("hot waters" in Spanish) is the name of a river in Carabobo state. Source The source is associated with the hot springs of Las Trincheras near Valencia. Visit of Humboldt The springs were visited in 1800 by Alexander von Humboldt, who measured the temperature. He then followed the river down to the Caribbean coast. Humboldt published a scientific description of the springs on his return to Europe. He concluded that they obtained their heat from very deep groundwater circulation.NavasLas Trincheras, las segundas mejores aguas termales del mundo/ref> Railway The Puerto Cabello and Valencia railway was built in the 1880s following the course of the valley for a considerable part of its route. It closed in the 1950s, but a new railway is under construction. Mouth The river flows into the Caribbean west of Puerto Cabello Puerto Cabello () is a city on the north coast of Venezuela. It is located in Carabobo State, about 210 km west of Caracas. As of 2011, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aguas Calientes River (Sucre)
Aguas Calientes ("hot waters" in Spanish) is the name of a small river in BenÃtez Municipality, Sucre state, Venezuela. It is fed by hot springs of which there are a number on the Paria Peninsula. The waters of the river are hot enough for cooking purposes, but not as hot as those of Las Trincheras, the source of the similarly named river in Carabobo state , anthem = '' Himno del Estado Carabobo'' , image_map = Carabobo in Venezuela.svg , map_alt = , map_caption = Location within Venezuela , pushpin_map = , pushpin_map_ .... References Hot springs of Venezuela Rivers of Sucre (state) {{Venezuela-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |