| Ready to get wet?! Mexico
has a ton of great rivers, not to count a world-famous coastline
and endless opportunites for sea kayaking and exploration of the
oceans, seas and estuaries.
WATER TOURS
Mexico
City -- One of the oldest settlements in Mexico are the Xochimilco
Gardens. There are two main parts to Xochimilco - a traditional
area and a newer ecological park north of town. Both areas offer
excellent bird
watching. As testament to the site's historic value, UNESCO
declared Xochimilco a Cultural Heritage Site in 1987.
Oaxaca
City -- The Santa Catalina Monastery was built in 1576 as the
second nun monastery in the Americas. Today's Camino
Real Hotel, this was the second nun monastery in the America,
built in 1576. Take a peak at Los Lavaderos fountain, an ingenious
hydraulic system used in the colonial era. The water flows at a
steady rate from a large central fountain to a dozen stone basins
used by nuns for laundry. The patio is crowned by a casuarina
tree.
FYI - Mexico's largest freshwater lake, Lake
Chapala is located in the state of Jalisco.
GUIDES
Gulf
of Mexico
Sea of
Cortez
Sumidero
Canyon
Usumacinta
River
Xochimilco
FEATURES
Results
from 2006 Water Survey
Conversation
with Chris Shaw: Watershed Journeys
Conversation
with Chris French: Ecotourism by a Mountain Lake
Down the
River in Veracruz
Endangered
Treasure: Cuatrocienegas
Las
Tortugas Marinas de Mexico - Kenneth Johnson
Diving
in Media Luna - Richard Worfel
GOVERNMENT SITES
National Water Commission
(CNA)
Cuencas
hidrográicas de México - INE
PLANETA FORUM
Marine
Tourism
Water
Issues in Mexico
2006
World Water Forum
Water
GUIDELINES
RIVERS
Papaloapan
River - Wikipedia
WORLD WATER
Water
Guide
Coral
Reefs
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Ríos
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