San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico — The Central Highlands (North America)
Las Colonias Reservoir
Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, July 4, 2017
1. Las Colonias Reservoir Marker
Inscription.
Las Colonias Reservoir. .
Presa las Colonias. Construida por la fábrica textil “La Aurora” al inicio del siglo XX. A través del largo tubo de hierro, esta empresa utilizó la fuerza del agua para generar electricidad – experiencia pionera en México. Con más de 100 años de vida y a pesar del azolvamiento y contaminación, la presa provee agua para el Jardín Botánico, además de ser un hábitat de una creciente vida silvestre., English:
Las Colonias Reservoir. Built at the beginning of the 20th century by the textile factory “La Aurora.” Water passed through the long iron pipe and was used to generate electricity a pioneer project in Mexico. More than 100 years old, and in spite of its silting and pollution, it provides some water to the Botanic Garden. The reservoir is also an important habitat for increasing wildlife.
Presa las Colonias
Construida por la fábrica textil “La Aurora” al inicio del siglo XX. A través del largo tubo de hierro, esta empresa utilizó la fuerza del agua para generar electricidad – experiencia pionera en México. Con más de 100 años de vida y a pesar del azolvamiento y contaminación, la presa provee agua para el Jardín Botánico, además de ser un hábitat de una creciente vida silvestre.
English:
Las Colonias Reservoir
Built at the beginning of the 20th century by the textile factory “La Aurora.” Water passed through the long iron pipe and was used to generate electricity a pioneer project in Mexico. More than 100 years old, and in spite of its silting and pollution, it provides some water to the Botanic Garden. The reservoir is also an important habitat for increasing wildlife.
Location. 20° 55.137′ N, 100° 43.67′ W. Marker is in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato. Marker can be reached from Calle Paloma. The marker is just south of the dam, along the walking trail at the "El Charco del Ingenio" Botanical Garden
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on the outskirts of San Miguel de Allende. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: San Miguel de Allende GTO 37720, Mexico. Touch for directions.
Note the "iron pipe" mentioned in the marker text in the distance.
Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, July 4, 2017
3. Las Colonias Reservoir
Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, July 4, 2017
4. Las Colonias Reservoir
Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, July 4, 2017
5. An additional view of the piping from the Las Colonias Reservoir towards San Miguel Allende
Credits. This page was last revised on September 1, 2020. It was originally submitted on July 16, 2017, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. This page has been viewed 117 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on July 16, 2017, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana.