Las Estacas Natural Reserve And Spa
Las Estacas Natural Reserve and Spa (Spanish: Balneario Las Estacas) is a mineral spring, day spa and natural reserve located in the town of Tlaltizapan, in the state of Morelos, Mexico. The natural reserve is a protected area for plants and wildlife since 1998; the protected area has and harbors a first magnitude spring with a flow rate of 6,700 L/s. History In 1940, Julio Calderon Fuentes acquired Las Estacas from Hacienda of Temilpa. In 1941, Calderon opened Las Estacas to tourists as a spa day and country ranch. The name of Las Estacas derives from its history when the residents dug stakes in the shore of the river to control the water level and water their fields. The reserve has been a protected area since 1998. Geography The territory of the natural reserve and spa belongs to the Morelos-Guerrero Mesozoic basin which in the north adjoins with the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt and in the south, west and east is surrounded by the Sierra Madre del Sur. Las Estacas is in the ...
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