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Cascada De Basaseachi National Park
Basaseachic Falls National Park is a national park located in the western side of the state of Chihuahua in the heart of the Sierra Madre Occidental mountain range. The park is named after Basaseachic Falls (Cascada de Basaseachic) the second tallest waterfall in Mexico with a height of 246 meters (853 ft). Basaseachic Falls empties into Candameña Canyon (Barranca de Candameña) which was carved by the Basaseachic River over millions of years. The park is known for its pine-oak forest, rock formations, and scenic views from high cliffs. Cliffs in the park reach an impressive height of 1,640 meters (5,380 ft). History Basaseachic Falls were discovered by Europeans sometime in the 18th century, becoming one of the most popular tourist attraction of the state of Chihuahua. The area of the present-day national park was inhabited by Tarahumara prior to the Spanish Colonial period. The etymology of the name "Basaseachic" originates from the Tarahumara language, Rarám ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ocampo Municipality, Chihuahua
Ocampo is one of the 67 municipalities of Chihuahua, in north-western Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema .... The municipal seat lies at Ocampo. The municipality covers an area of 2,037.23 km². As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 7,546, up from 6,298 as of 2005. The municipality had 220 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 population in parentheses) was: Basaseachi (1,248), classified as rural. Geography Towns and villages The municipality has 141 localities. The largest are: References Municipalities of Chihuahua (state) {{Chihuahua-geo-stub pt:Ocampo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
