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All Mexico Cuatrociénegas Poza Azul

Poza Azul

A spectrum of colors awaits visitors to one of Mexico's most gorgeous bodies of water.

Cuatrociénegas, Mexico

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Poza Azul the end view.   edwardwoolley / Atlas Obscura User
View from the viewing deck. The sign reads “ don’t feed the fish.”   Gobierno Estatal de Coahuila
poza Azul from above.   Gobierno Estatal de Coahuila
There are over 250 bodies of water in the Cuatro Cienegas valley, but Poza Azul, is perhaps the most well known   Gobierno Estatal de Coahuila
Poza Azul in the desert and mountains.   edwardwoolley / Atlas Obscura User
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The myriad of blues and the yellow tinges at the edges of the pool   Gobierno Estatal de Coahuila
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The water's surface almost dances before your eyes as the sun's rays electrify the pool's rich blue colors.

Poza Azul is quiet and still, but even the subtlest movement brings the water to life in a vivid display of sparkling blue reflections. The spectrum of blue colors in the middle blend with the yellow colors toward the pool's edge, bringing to mind the mixing of colors in a painter's palette.

Poza Azul is certainly likely to invoke the imagination and stimulates the senses. An explanation of why is found a little deeper. The water is rich in a light blue mineral that creates a range of colors from sapphire blue to turquoise.

The pool is part of a labyrinth of underground torrents that creates a mysterious and fascinating world under crystalline colors.

There are over 250 bodies of water in the Cuatro Cienegas valley, but Poza Azul, at five meters deep of clear water, is perhaps the best place to observe the beautiful crystalline blue water.

In fact, these pools are remnants of earth's early waters when the Tethys sea once covered the region.

However, Poza Azul is not just a pretty picture; it is home to one of the greatest riches of flora and fauna in the entire state.

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  • https://lacgeo.com/cuatro-cienegas-biosphere-reserve
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  • https://www.biographic.com/saving-mexicos-lost-world/
  • https://lacgeo.com/cuatro-cienegas-biosphere-reserve
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Cuatrociénegas
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26.922594, -102.122448
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