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The Balsas River valley was possibly one of the earliest maize growing sites in Mexico, dating from around 9200 years ago. [4] Though it is known that successive communities of Yopis, Nahuatl-speaking Cohuixcas, Matlatzincas, Chontales, Tlahuicas and Xochimilcas have lived in the region, archeological excavations in the area have yet to establish the hierarchical succession of the various ...
Anthropologists characterized the western societies as chiefdoms, at a time when states rose in Central Mexico. Unlike other areas of western Mexico, the Guerrero tradition in ceramics and site planning shows influence from Central Mexico. For instance, settlements along the Balsas River had pyramids, central plazas and ball courts. [7]
Map showing major rivers in Mexico. Among the longest rivers of Mexico are 26 streams of at least 250 km (160 mi). In the case of rivers such as the Colorado, the length listed in the table below is solely that of the main stem. [1] In the case of the Grijalva and Usumacinta, it is the combined lengths of two river systems that share a delta. [2]
The Infiernillo Dam ("Little hell"), also known as Adolfo López Mateos Dam, is an embankment dam on the Balsas River near La Unión, Guerrero, Mexico. It is on the border between the states of Guerrero and Michoacán. [1] The dam supports a hydroelectric power station containing six turbine-generators for a total installed capacity of 1,120 MW.
The Balsas dry forests occupy the basin of the Balsas River.The ecoregion covers an area of 62,400 square kilometers (24,100 sq mi). The Balsas basin, and the Balsas dry forests, extend east and west between the ranges of the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt to the north and the Sierra Madre del Sur to the south.
The Nexapa River is a tributary of the upper portion of the Balsas. The Amacuzac River enters the state from the State of Mexico. It passes under the Grutas de Cacahuamilco, then reemerges to form part of the border between Guerrero and Morelos. The Tepecoacuilco or Huitzuco River forms within the state and is a tributary of the Balsas. The ...
The Mezcala Bridge (also known as the Mezcala-Solidaridad Bridge), is a cable-stayed bridge located in the state of Guerrero on Highway 95D in Mexico.It spans the Balsas River (known locally as the Mezcala River) close to the western Pacific coast of the country.
The Balsas River and Lerma River begin in the heart of the Cumbres del Ajusco. The mountains are constituted of perforated volcanic rock inhibiting surface rivers to form, but there are many subterranean rivers that feed fresh water springs in the lower areas of the park and in the surrounding valleys.