aqueduct of padre tembleque
states: [mexico]
category: cultural
year: 2015
location: N19 50 07 W98 39 45.24
region: Latin America and the Caribbean
latitude/longitude: 19.8352777778, -98.6625666667
visited: 2023
This 16th century aqueduct is located between the states of Mexico and Hidalgo, on the Central Mexican Plateau. This heritage canal system encompasses a water catchment area, springs, canals, distribution tanks and arcaded aqueduct bridges. The site incorporates the highest single-level arcade ever built in an aqueduct. Initiated by the Franciscan friar, Padre Tembleque, and built with support from the local indigenous communities, this hydraulic system is an example of the exchange of influences between the European tradition of Roman hydraulics and traditional Mesoamerican construction techniques, including the use of adobe.
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