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The natural rock formations at the archaeological site of Hierve el agua in Oaxaca, Mexico have formed over thousands of years by water that is over saturated with calcium bicarbonate coming to the surface of the mountainside. The Zapotec used this site over 2000 years ago and built a terrece and canal irrigation system. For more about this sites Prehispanic use, check out the following article:
Caran, S. Christopher, and James A. Neely 2006 Hydraulic engineering in prehistoric Mexico. Scientific American 295(4):78-85.
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