The Petrified Waterfall

Adious Wahacka

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August 5th 2002
Tim, Reena and I headed out to the petrified waterfalls near Oaxaca - Hierve al Agua. In the same way that stalactites form over the course of millennia the fall of salty and slightly sulphurous water over the edge of a cliff had lead to the formation of these waterfalls. Very beautiful, I could have bathed in some of the pools that to this day still add to the impressive deposits. I must admit th ... read more

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The site of advanced Amerindian civilizations, Mexico came under Spanish rule for three centuries before achieving independence early in the 19th century. A devaluation of the peso in late 1994 threw Mexico into economic turmoil, triggering the worst... ... read more