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Prismas basálticos de Santa María Regla
Los prismas basálticos de Santa María Regla son unas columnas basálticas, que se localizan en el centro oriente del estado de Hidalgo, México. Son el resultado del enfriamiento lento de coladas de lava hace unos 2.5 millones de años, en el pleistoceno. De esta manera se formaron las columnas de basalto tanto verticalmente como horizontalmente, con forma de prismas poligonales (principalmente pentagonales y hexagonales); con un diámetro de 0.8 m, algunas alcanzando una altura de 30 a 40 m. Son bañadas por cuatro saltos de agua, que reciben su agua del río de San Antonio Regla, que se alimenta aguas arriba de la presa de San Antonio Regla.1 Durante el siglo xix y principios del siglo xx, se conocieron con el nombre de Cascada de Regla.
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Basaltic Prisms of Santa María Regla
The Basaltic Prisms of Santa María Regla are tall columnar joints of basalt rock near Huasca de Ocampo in the Mexican state of Hidalgo, that line a ravine through which water runs from the San Antonio Dam. This ravine area was part of the Santa María Regla Hacienda and was first promoted by Alexander von Humboldt in 1803.
The canyon walls, called the Barranca de Santa María Regla, are lined by polygonal columns between 30 and 50 metres (98 and 164 ft) high, with five or six sides each. The basalt columns were created by the slow cooling of volcanic lava. The visible columns are backed by even more polygonal basalt columns. There are two waterfalls. The higher one has its water supplemented by diversions from nearby dams. The lower one is called the Cascada de la Rosa. The natural canyon has been modified by the addition of stairs, walkways and hanging bridges for easier access.
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Artist: Unicorn Heads
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Prismas basálticos de Santa María Regla
Los prismas basálticos de Santa María Regla son unas columnas basálticas, que se localizan en el centro oriente del estado de Hidalgo, México. Son el resultado del enfriamiento lento de coladas de lava hace unos 2.5 millones de años, en el pleistoceno. De esta manera se formaron las columnas de basalto tanto verticalmente como horizontalmente, con forma de prismas poligonales (principalmente pentagonales y hexagonales); con un diámetro de 0.8 m, algunas alcanzando una altura de 30 a 40 m. Son bañadas por cuatro saltos de agua, que reciben su agua del río de San Antonio Regla, que se alimenta aguas arriba de la presa de San Antonio Regla.1 Durante el siglo xix y principios del siglo xx, se conocieron con el nombre de Cascada de Regla.
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Basaltic Prisms of Santa María Regla
The Basaltic Prisms of Santa María Regla are tall columnar joints of basalt rock near Huasca de Ocampo in the Mexican state of Hidalgo, that line a ravine through which water runs from the San Antonio Dam. This ravine area was part of the Santa María Regla Hacienda and was first promoted by Alexander von Humboldt in 1803.
The canyon walls, called the Barranca de Santa María Regla, are lined by polygonal columns between 30 and 50 metres (98 and 164 ft) high, with five or six sides each. The basalt columns were created by the slow cooling of volcanic lava. The visible columns are backed by even more polygonal basalt columns. There are two waterfalls. The higher one has its water supplemented by diversions from nearby dams. The lower one is called the Cascada de la Rosa. The natural canyon has been modified by the addition of stairs, walkways and hanging bridges for easier access.
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Music:
YouTubeFreeAudioLibrary
Artist: Unicorn Heads
Title: Light Expanse
#PrismasBasalticos #HuascaDeOcampo #Mexico
