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Hierve el Agua Gallery

The terraces, the cliff-edge pools, the road in and the palenques on the way home — what a day at the springs actually looks like before you book Hierve el Agua tours.

The white travertine curtain of Cascada Grande hanging down the cliff at Hierve el Agua
The white travertine curtain of Cascada Grande hanging down the cliff at Hierve el Agua
The mineral terrace and spring pools at Hierve el Agua above the Oaxacan valley
The mineral terrace and spring pools at Hierve el Agua above the Oaxacan valley
Visitors swimming in the cliff-edge spring pool at Hierve el Agua
Visitors swimming in the cliff-edge spring pool at Hierve el Agua
The steep footpath from the terrace down towards the lower viewpoint at Hierve el Agua
The steep footpath from the terrace down towards the lower viewpoint at Hierve el Agua
Calcium-carbonate terraces stepping down the rock face at Hierve el Agua, Mexico
Calcium-carbonate terraces stepping down the rock face at Hierve el Agua, Mexico
Morning light on the Hierve el Agua terraces with the Sierra behind
Morning light on the Hierve el Agua terraces with the Sierra behind
The rim of the upper pool at Hierve el Agua looking out over the valley
The rim of the upper pool at Hierve el Agua looking out over the valley
The mountain road above the valley on the approach to Hierve el Agua
The mountain road above the valley on the approach to Hierve el Agua
Visitors walking the mineral shelf beside the pools at Hierve el Agua
Visitors walking the mineral shelf beside the pools at Hierve el Agua
The bubbling spring vents that give Hierve el Agua its name
The bubbling spring vents that give Hierve el Agua its name
Agave hearts roasting at a palenque on the Hierve el Agua road
Agave hearts roasting at a palenque on the Hierve el Agua road
A stone tahona mill grinding roasted agave at a Oaxacan mezcal distillery
A stone tahona mill grinding roasted agave at a Oaxacan mezcal distillery
A Oaxacan comedor table set for lunch on the valley route to Hierve el Agua
A Oaxacan comedor table set for lunch on the valley route to Hierve el Agua

Want to know what you are looking at? The formations are explained on the petrified waterfalls, and every departure is compared on Hierve el Agua Tours.

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