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Cascadas De Agua Azul
The Cascadas de Agua Azul ( Spanish for "Blue Water waterfall") are a series of waterfalls found on the Xanil River in the southern Mexican state of Chiapas. They are located in the Municipality of Tumbalá, from Palenque, near Mexican Federal Highway 199. These waterfalls consists of many cataracts following one after another, taken from near the top of the sequence of cascades. The larger cataracts may be as high as 6 meters (20 feet) or so. During much of the distance the water descends in two streams, with small islands in the middle. The water has a high content of calcium carbonate and other minerals, and where it falls on rocks or fallen trees, it encases them in a thick shell-like coating of limestone. The area was designated a flora and fauna protection area in 2000 by the Mexican government. The protected area covers 25.8 km2. Local residents reportedly restored the waterfalls after the 2017 Chiapas earthquake The 2017 Chiapas earthquake struck at 23:49 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tumbalá
Tumbalá is a town and one of the 119 Municipalities of Chiapas, in southern Mexico. As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 31,723, up from 15,890 as of 2005. It covers an area of 109.3 km2. As of 2010, the town of Tumbalá had a population of 3,227. Other than the town of Tumbalá, the municipality had 127 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) were: Joshil (3,110), Hidalgo Joshil (2,496) and Mariscal Subikuski (1,036), classified as rural. References Municipalities of Chiapas {{Chiapas-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flora And Fauna Protection Areas Of Mexico
Mexican Flora and Fauna Protection Areas (''Áreas de Protección de Flora y Fauna'' in Spanish) comprise 29 protected natural areas of Mexico administrated by the National Commission of Protected Natural Areas (''Comisión Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas'', or CONANP), an agency of the federal government. They are areas established to conform to the regulations provided by the LGEEPA and other applicable laws on places that contain habitats for which their existence depends on their preservation, transformation, and support of the species of flora and faun List of Mexican Flora and Fauna Protection Areas Baja California * Valle de los Cirios * Islas del Golfo de California (Islands of the Gulf of California) (also in Baja California Sur, Sonora, and Sinaloa) Baja California Sur * Balandra * Cabo San Lucas Campeche * Laguna de Términos Chiapas * Cascada de Agua Azul * Chan-Kin * Metzabok * Nahá Chihuahua * Campo Verde * Cañón de Santa Elena * Cerro Mohinor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karst Formations Of Mexico
Karst is a topography formed from the dissolution of soluble rocks such as limestone, dolomite, and gypsum. It is characterized by underground drainage systems with sinkholes and caves. It has also been documented for more weathering-resistant rocks, such as quartzite, given the right conditions. Subterranean drainage may limit surface water, with few to no rivers or lakes. However, in regions where the dissolved bedrock is covered (perhaps by debris) or confined by one or more superimposed non-soluble rock strata, distinctive karst features may occur only at subsurface levels and can be totally missing above ground. The study of ''paleokarst'' (buried karst in the stratigraphic column) is important in petroleum geology because as much as 50% of the world's hydrocarbon reserves are hosted in carbonate rock, and much of this is found in porous karst systems. Etymology The English word ''karst'' was borrowed from German in the late 19th century, which entered German m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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