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{{Short description|River in southeastern Mexico}} |
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{{Infobox river |
{{Infobox river |
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| name = Xanil<br/>(Río Xanil) |
| name = Xanil River<br/>(Río Xanil) |
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| image = Agua Azul Chiapas.JPG |
| image = Agua Azul Chiapas.JPG |
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| image_caption = Xanil |
| image_caption = Xanil River close to [[Agua Azul]], [[Chiapas]], [[Mexico]] |
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| source1_location = [[Mexico]] |
| source1_location = [[Mexico]] |
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| mouth_location = [[Río Shumula]] → [[ |
| mouth_location = [[Río Shumula]] → [[Tulija River]] → [[Grijalva River]] |
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| subdivision_type1 = Country |
| subdivision_type1 = Country |
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| subdivision_name1 = [[Mexico]] |
| subdivision_name1 = [[Mexico]] |
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'''Xanil River''', ({{ |
'''Xanil River''', ({{langx|es|'''Río Xanil'''}}), '''Saquilukun''' or downstream '''Agua Azul River''' ({{langx|es|'''Río Agua Azul'''}})<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chiapas.gob.mx/media/gobierno/gobierno-municipales/pdf/077.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=March 13, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160313192100/http://www.chiapas.gob.mx/media/gobierno/gobierno-municipales/pdf/077.pdf |archive-date=March 13, 2016 }}</ref> is an approximately 30 km long [[river]] in southeastern [[Mexico]]. The river rises in the [[Chiapas Highlands]] and flows from [[Chiapas]] to the state of [[Tabasco]] into the [[Tulija River]]. Its name originates from the village with spa (''balneario'') of the same name ''Xanil'', which lies at the highway from [[Palenque]] to [[Ocosingo]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.elclima.com.mx/cascadas_de_agua_azul.htm|title=Cascadas de Agua Azul}}</ref> |
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In 2017 water flow at Cascadas Azul was found to be drastically reduced, due to a new embankment of the river, endangering the rivers ecosystem. |
In 2017 water flow at [[Cascadas de Agua Azul]] was found to be drastically reduced, due to a new embankment of the river, endangering the rivers ecosystem. |
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<ref>http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/estados/encauzan-rio-perteneciente-cascadas-de-agua-azul-en-chiapas</ref> |
<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/estados/encauzan-rio-perteneciente-cascadas-de-agua-azul-en-chiapas|title = Encauzan río perteneciente a cascadas de Agua Azul en Chiapas|date = 10 November 2017}}</ref> |
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== Gallery == |
== Gallery == |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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*[[Rio Grijalva]] |
*[[Rio Grijalva]] |
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*[[Agua Azul Cascades]] |
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==Sources== |
==Sources== |
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[[Category:Rivers of Chiapas]] |
[[Category:Rivers of Chiapas]] |
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[[Category:Rivers of Tabasco]] |
[[Category:Rivers of Tabasco]] |
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[[Category:Grijalva River]] |
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[[Category:Chiapas Highlands]] |
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{{Mexico-river-stub}} |
{{Mexico-river-stub}} |
Latest revision as of 11:30, 12 October 2024
Xanil River (Río Xanil) | |
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Location | |
Country | Mexico |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Mexico |
Mouth | |
• location | Río Shumula → Tulija River → Grijalva River |
Length | 30 km (19 mi) |
Xanil River, (Spanish: Río Xanil), Saquilukun or downstream Agua Azul River (Spanish: Río Agua Azul)[1] is an approximately 30 km long river in southeastern Mexico. The river rises in the Chiapas Highlands and flows from Chiapas to the state of Tabasco into the Tulija River. Its name originates from the village with spa (balneario) of the same name Xanil, which lies at the highway from Palenque to Ocosingo.[2]
In 2017 water flow at Cascadas de Agua Azul was found to be drastically reduced, due to a new embankment of the river, endangering the rivers ecosystem. [3]
Gallery
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Canyoning upstream of Agua Azul
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Canyon exit La Boquilla upstream of Agua Azul
See also
[edit]Sources
[edit]- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 13, 2016. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Cascadas de Agua Azul".
- ^ "Encauzan río perteneciente a cascadas de Agua Azul en Chiapas". 10 November 2017.