A frozen waterfall, an ancient irrigation system, and the widest tree on earth

The Zapotecs had a very complex system of irrigation related to the blessings of the Oaxaca valley, which allowed them to grow one of the most amazing trees on the planet earth! Join me in Hierve el Agua and Tule as I explain some of the nuances of this agricultural system.

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  • @stonedmagician8234
    @stonedmagician82345 ай бұрын

    Your knowledge on Mesoamerica is impressive! I look forward to your next upload!

  • @RogueReplicant
    @RogueReplicant Жыл бұрын

    These videos make us feel like we're there walking along with the narrator.

  • @pyramidreview8664

    @pyramidreview8664

    Жыл бұрын

    Good!

  • @Be.authentic_
    @Be.authentic_ Жыл бұрын

    In a world where we are practically forbidden to explore what you're doing is a service to those with inquisitive minds about our realm. Keep going.

  • @pyramidreview8664

    @pyramidreview8664

    Жыл бұрын

    I mean, yes exactly, that's what I like to do, and what I want to share

  • @loveandbarley
    @loveandbarley Жыл бұрын

    this was my favorite so far, loved this visit for you

  • @robertafierro5592
    @robertafierro559210 ай бұрын

    Bravo to the ancestors who manipulated the flow of the water..I would have loved to have been one of the people splashing about the mineral water.

  • @nathaliocaplan1493
    @nathaliocaplan14936 ай бұрын

    The Mixes in the mountains northeast of the Tlacolula valley have a myth of “el Rey Condoy” who was their king and one day decided to wander the world. He used a walking stick in his trekking. In El Caballito Blanco there is a petroglyph said to be left there by Rey Condoy to let everyone know they were entering Mixe lands. In Santa Maria del Tule, as he wandered, he stuck the walking stick in the ground and from that grew the tree that is now the big tourist attraction

  • @pyramidreview8664

    @pyramidreview8664

    6 ай бұрын

    I think I have seen it! There is a big symbol of a tree painted on the right side of the road which leads to Yagul.

  • @robertafierro5592
    @robertafierro559210 ай бұрын

    Brilliant !

  • @UskInaTE
    @UskInaTE Жыл бұрын

    I’ve been to the one in Turkey, Pamukkale, it was truly incredible to experience.

  • @pyramidreview8664

    @pyramidreview8664

    Жыл бұрын

    It has some ancient ruins too, right?

  • @CaesarSneezy
    @CaesarSneezy Жыл бұрын

    Do you know when these springs stopped being used for irrigation?

  • @pyramidreview8664

    @pyramidreview8664

    Жыл бұрын

    There are still fields at the bottom of the valley so I suspect some are still in use!