Hierve elagua, I have never heard of it before I luckily came across a gorgeous picture on the Internet. Ever since, this place has been for a very long time high high up on my long “to see in Mexico” list! So of course when we got the chance we went to see it in 2014.
Hierve el agua in spanish means water boils but when we got there the water was of course not boiling…
I don’t know how to describe this stunning place but I think Lonely planet did a very good job so here is how they describe it :
“Hierve El Agua, bubbling mineral springs run into natural infinity pools right on a cliff’s edge with spectacular panoramas. Water dribbling over the cliff edge for millennia has created mineral formations that look like huge frozen waterfalls. “
With that description makes everybody wants to go there right?
When David and I were at Hierve el agua it was quite crowded but we still managed to capture some photos of this dreamy place without someone else heador arms in them! But to get those pictures David and I got into an argument because every 5 minutes I would be throwing him the camera and shouted:
Now there is no one! Hurry hurry!
If you want to avoid the crowds I have heard that you can stay there over night so you would have the whole place for yourself the late afternoon and the early morning.
There are guided tour for a very short hike to see the stalagmite waterfalls. It’s not really necessary to use a guide but I think it’s good way to support the local people.
To get there, it is easier to arrange day tour with travel companies from hotels or travel companies.
As usually David and I wanted to do things the cheapest way! So we started our day from Oaxaca city around 70km away from Hierve el agua. We took a local bus that dropped us off in the middle of nowhere. We then jumped into a shared taxi that took us to a small town where we took another local bus to Mitla. From there we then took a chicken bus to Hierve el agua but the bus would not leave before it got full so we had to wait one hour.
( Lucky on the way back we took a shared taxi from Mitla all the way back to Oaxaca.)
Read more about Hierve el agua here.
How about you guys? Have you seen anything this beautiful?
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I have also never heard of this place and I can totally understand the urge to want to visit some place after seeing pictures of it on the internet because it happens with me all the time! The pools here look gorgeous and I cannot help comparing them with the ones at Pamukkale in Turkey! Lucky that you had the whole place to yourself, it’s so much more fun when the crowds are lesser.
Wow this is truly something else! It reminds me a bit of Pamukkale in Turkey, but way more exclusive and untouched. It looks like such a fun area to explore. I have never heard of this either, but I think you may have convinced me to go!
Wow! Hierve el agua looks stunningly beautiful. The views are simply breathtaking. This is nature at its best and your pictures truly justify the magical beauty of the place. I’ve added it to my bucket list. Thanks for sharing this lovely post!
This looks awesome . Natural infinity pools are always a must to see thing .
I guess you wont be allowed to swim in since it is mineral pool . isnt it?
In New Zealand there is one boiling water pool ( not infinity pool though ! ) which literally steams and boils ! .
Thanks for a great post .
There is a lot of adventure going there, These pictures says a lot, all pictures are beautiful.