Petrified boiling water Yerve el Agua

Yerve el Agua - a unique area in the Mexican state of Oaxaca, about 70 kilometers from the city of the same name with the staff. When viewed from a distance, you might think that you see in front of the waterfall.

However, when approaching, it is clear that these "jet" still. Given the proximity to the equator, the ice can not be here. So, the only option - fossil. The way it is. Generally, Yerve el Agua translates from Spanish as "boiling water". The title comes from the hot springs located in this area. In fact, the "jet" is an analogue of stalactites formed over millennia. Periodically flowing streams of water, rich in calcium carbonate, which makes small bodies of water in the area of ​​el Agua Yerve healing and attractive to tourists.
























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