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Aguas Calientes ("hot waters" in Spanish) is the name of a river in Carabobo state.

Aguas Calientes
The spa at Las Trincheras
Location
CountryVenezuela
StateCarabobo
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationLas Trincheras
MouthCaribbean Sea
  location
Near Puerto Cabello
  coordinates
10°28′55″N 68°06′41″W

Source


The source is associated with the hot springs of Las Trincheras near Valencia.


Visit of Humboldt


The springs were visited in 1800 by Alexander von Humboldt, who measured the temperature. He then followed the river down to the Caribbean coast. Humboldt published a scientific description of the springs on his return to Europe. He concluded that they obtained their heat from very deep groundwater circulation.[1][2]


Railway


The Puerto Cabello and Valencia railway was built in the 1880s following the course of the valley for a considerable part of its route.[3] It closed in the 1950s, but a new railway is under construction.


Mouth


The river flows into the Caribbean west of Puerto Cabello.


References


  1. Davis, S. (1999). Humboldt, Arago, and the temperature of groundwater. Hydrogeology Journal 7: 501. https://doi.org/10.1007/s100400050223
  2. Navas. Las Trincheras, las segundas mejores aguas termales del mundo
  3. Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Valencia (Venezuela)" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 27 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 846.



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