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These organic bodies of water have attained religious significance not from the modern alteration or blessing, but were sanctified through mythological or historical figures. Sacred waters have been exploited for cleansing, healing, initiations, and death rites. [2] Ubiquitous and perpetual fixations with water occur across religious traditions.
The Sacred Cenote at Chichen Itza. The Sacred Cenote (Spanish: cenote sagrado, Latin American Spanish: [ˌsenote saˈɣɾaðo], "sacred well"; alternatively known as the "Well of Sacrifice") is a water-filled sinkhole in limestone at the pre-Columbian Maya archaeological site of Chichen Itza, in the northern Yucatán Peninsula.
It is one of seven mysterious energy sources located in different places around the world - these sources are also regarded as the seven main energy centres of Earth. [ 4 ] There is an assumption that the Earth has seven special places quite like ‘force centers’ of the human body called chakras in the tantric and yogic teachings of Hinduism.
Rivers of Mexico (9 C, 119 P) S. Springs of Mexico (2 C, 1 P) Pages in category "Bodies of water of Mexico" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total.
The New Mexico Environmental Department reports that Gulf "dewatered three aquifers through a series of groundwater withdrawal wells installed in the 1970s." Later Gulf engaged in a corporate merger with Chevron Resources Company to extract 675,000 tons of uranium ore which left behind 698,000 tons of radioactive tailings on the surface. [ 1 ]
A sacred natural site is a natural feature or a large area of land or water having special spiritual significance to peoples and communities. [1] Sacred natural sites consist of all types of natural features including mountains, hills, forests, groves, trees, rivers, lakes, lagoons, caves, islands and springs. They are often considered sacred ...
Location of World Heritage Sites within Mexico. Red dots indicate cultural, green dots are natural, and blue dots are mixed sites. Empty circles are the sites of the Camino Real de Tierra Adentro. Numbers indicate the following sites: 1. Downtown Mexico City and Xochimilco; 2. Central campus of the University City of UNAM; 3.
Bays of the Gulf of Mexico (4 C, 1 P) Pages in category "Bodies of water of the Gulf of Mexico" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total.