GEOLOGY AND ARCHAEOLOGY
Archaeological evidence suggests that about 2,400 years ago, nomadic
people first used these springs. A network of canals fed through
terraced crops over half a square kilometer.
Wells were constructed about every three meters along the canals.
Research dates the occupation of the site from 420 BC to 1500 AD.
Travelers arrive to this state park for sheer spectacle. This
petrified waterfall formed from the calcium carbonate and magnesium
in the water. There are two such sites in the world, the second
being in Turkey.
Today the springs continue to produce up to two liters of water
a second (much more in the summer than the dry winter months). Yet
year-round the water flows through the ancient canal system.
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