Hierve el Agua Cascada
by Jurgen Lorenzen
Title
Hierve el Agua Cascada
Artist
Jurgen Lorenzen
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Hierve el Agua (Spanish for "the water boils") are natural rock formations in the Mexican state of Oaxaca that resemble cascades of water.
This image shows the "waterfall" from the valley below and the previous image "Hierve El Agua Pool" shows one of the pools on top of the cliff from where the water overflows.
The site is located about 70 km east of Oaxaca city in the municipality of San Lorenzo Albarradas, with a narrow, winding unpaved road leading to the site. It consists of two rock shelves or cliffs which rise between fifty and ninety meters from the valley below. These white rock formations look like waterfalls. They are created by fresh water springs, whose water is over-saturated with calcium carbonate and other minerals. As the water drips over the cliffs, the excess minerals are deposited, much like the way stalactites are formed in caves. One of the cliffs, called the "cascada chica" (small waterfall) or the Amphitheatre, contains two large artificial pools for swimming as well as a number of small natural pools. One of the artificial pools is very near the edge of the cliff.
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January 13th, 2015
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Comments (26)
Brian Morefield - Prose Imagery
A very interesting natural occurrence! Excellent tone and texture to capture this phenomenon, Jurgen!
Steve Rich
Beautiful work Jurgen. Your wonderful work has been FEATURED on the homepage of "The Meandering Photographerโ. Please consider adding your photo to the "Feature History, The Meandering Photographer (June-July 2023)" active discussion thread. 7-25-2023
Jenny Revitz Soper
BRAVO! Your artwork has earned a FEATURE on the homepage of No Place Like Home, 5/12/2023! You may also post it in the Group's Features discussion thread and any other thread that fits!
Calvin Boyer
In addition to the banner, I am adding this more permanent recognition of its FEATURE on the homepage of A TREE OR TREES IN BLACK AND WHITE. I try mightily to feature only images that would be at home in a juried competition. No doubt that this image fits that bill. CONGRATULATIONS! And consider adding your image to DISCUSSIONS "Please post your featured photograph here" for greater, long-lasting visibility.
Jurgen Lorenzen
Nader, thank you very much for the feature in the group BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPHY!
Jordan Hill
Congratulations your photograph has been featured in the FAA Group โThe Outdoor Photographer' You are invited to post your featured images in the Group's 'Thanks for the Feature / photo archive.
Allan Van Gasbeck
Congratulations! Your outstanding artwork has been chosen as a FEATURE in the โThe Gray Scale Outdoorsโ group on Fine Art America โ You are invited to post your featured image to the featured image discussion thread as a permanent place to continue to get exposure even after the image is no longer on the Home Page.
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