Aguas Calientes River (Carabobo)
# Aguas Calientes River (Carabobo)

Aguas Calientes ("hot waters" in Spanish) is the name of a river in Carabobo state.

## Source

The source is associated with the hot springs of Las Trincheras near Valencia.

### Visit of Humboldt

The springs were visited in 1800 by Alexander von Humboldt, who measured the temperature. He then followed the river down to the Caribbean coast. Humboldt published a scientific description of the springs on his return to Europe. He concluded that they obtained their heat from very deep groundwater circulation.

## Railway

The Puerto Cabello and Valencia railway was built in the 1880s following the course of the valley for a considerable part of its route. It closed in the 1950s, but a new railway is under construction.

## Mouth

The river flows into the Caribbean west of Puerto Cabello.

