UNESCO World Heritage · Mexico
Aqueduct of Padre Tembleque Hydraulic System
Cultural site · inscribed 2015
This 16th century aqueduct is located between the states of Mexico and Hidalgo, on the Central Mexican Plateau. This heritage canal system encompasses a water catchment area, springs, canals, distribution tanks and arcaded aqueduct bridges. The site incorporates the highest single-level arcade ever built in an aqueduct.
Summary from the UNESCO World Heritage Centre.
Photo: Zempoala Aqueduct, Acueducto del Padre Tembleque, Tepeyahualco Aqueduct 2.jpg by Jay Galvin from Pleasanton, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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