Tecozautla, Hidalgo, Mexico — The Central Highlands (North America)

The Irrigation System of Tecozautla

Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, June 9, 2018

1. The Irrigation System of Tecozautla Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Acequia
Sistema de Riego
Obra de ingeniería hidráulica construida en la época de la colonia por el año de (1702).

Es un conjunto de canals de conducción de agua que sirve a un sistema de riego por medio de acequias que funciona en la actualidad.

El uso principal de esta obra de ingeniería hidráulica es el riego de campo y la utilización de los planos y niveles del terreno para la distribución y conducción del agua, por lo que suelen distribuirse en estos canales.

La alimentación del caudal de las acequias se realiza principalmente mediante una pequeña presa, pequeña retención de agua, que deriva el cauce a estas.

Es muy relajante recorrer el camino empedrado rodeado de vegetación pasando por el acueducto Los Arcos, la zona de Bóvedas hasta llegar al inicio de su cause (sic, cauce).

English translation:
The Irrigation System of Tecozautla
This hydraulic engineering work was built at the time of the colony in 1702. It is a set of canals that serves an irrigation system that continues to work in the present day. The main use of this work of hydraulic

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engineering is for the irrigation of field crops and it uses the topography of the land for the distribution and conduction of the water which is distributed in these channels. The flow of the channels is fed mainly by means of a small dam. It is very relaxing to walk the cobbled path surrounded by vegetation while passing along the aqueduct, towards the arched section of the aqueduct, until you reach the beginning of its flow.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Industry & Commerce • Man-Made Features. A significant historical year for this entry is 1702.

Location. 20° 31.745′ N, 99° 38.013′ W. Marker is in Tecozautla, Hidalgo. Marker is at the intersection of Calle Los Arcos and Calle 16 de Enero 2 Sur, on the right when traveling north on Calle Los Arcos. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Tecozautla HGO 42240, Mexico. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Benito Juárez (approx. half a kilometer away); The Aqueduct of the Arches (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); Chapel of the Lord of Expiration (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); Tecozautla (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); Messages in the Rocks: Petroglyphs (approx. 5.9 kilometers away); Tecpan: The Place of Duality (approx. 5.9 kilometers away); Tecpan: “The Government House”

Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, June 9, 2018

2. The Irrigation System of Tecozautla Marker

The irrigation system runs directly behind the marker, parallel to the store seen in the background.

(approx. 5.9 kilometers away); The Calendar on the Landscape (approx. 5.9 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tecozautla.

The Irrigation System of Tecozautla image. Click for full size.

Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, June 9, 2018

3. The Irrigation System of Tecozautla

This view of the main channel of the irrigation system (acequia) includes the marker in profile.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 8, 2018. It was originally submitted on July 8, 2018, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. This page has been viewed 100 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 8, 2018, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana.