Arcos del Sitio
The Arcos del Sitio , also known as Acueducto de Tepotzotlán or Acueducto de Xalpa , are an aqueduct in Mexico that crosses a deeply cut stream bed about 29 km northwest of Tepotzotlán in the state of México .
The aqueduct has a length of 438 m, together with a remaining canal section a total of 492 m. It has 43 arches spread over four floors. The structure has a height of 61 m above the stream bed.
The Arcos del Sitio were part of a 40 km long aqueduct that was supposed to irrigate the lands of the Hacienda de Xalpa ( 19 ° 49 ′ 20 ″ N , 99 ° 11 ′ 2 ″ W ) further to the west, the Jesuit college in Tepotzotlán belonged.
The construction of the Arcos del Sitio and the aqueduct was started in 1706 by the Jesuits of the college, but was interrupted in 1767 by their expulsion from Spain and the viceroyalty of New Spain . The Hacienda de Xalpa then came into the possession of Pedro Romero de Terreros , 1st Conde de Regla (1710–1781). The aqueduct was not completed until 1854 at the instigation of a descendant.
The aqueduct is currently (2015) in the area of the Centro Ecoturístico Arcos del Sitio , a small amusement park.
Web links
- Centro Ecoturístico Arcos del Sitio on Tepotzotlán Pueblo Mágico
- Benjamin Arredondo: La Hacienda de Xalpa y algunas otras de Huehuetoca, Estado de México . On El Bable
Coordinates: 19 ° 45 ′ 59.7 ″ N , 99 ° 20 ′ 20 ″ W.