El Acueducto (The Aqueduct) , Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico

This beautiful aqueduct of quarry pink, measure 1810 meters and consists of 253 arches and two boxes of water.


Construction take us to the days of the golden age of the former Valladolid. In 1785 Bishop Fray Antonio de San Miguel commanded to built an aqueduct with two purposes: to bring drinking water to the city which was hit by a terrible drought for two years and to provide work for the indigenous people of the region. The stone was transported from the village of Santa María (now part of the city) and goes to the old Calle Real. Today, Madero avenue.


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