Río Piedras Old Aqueduct
This protected natural area houses the structures of the Old Piedras River Aqueduct, which provided drinking water to the city of San Juan for more than 80 years. Designed and built throughout the 19th and 20th centuries to provide this service to the capital's growing population.
Located on the only remaining bend of the Piedras River, the Old Aqueduct is a historical heritage site of great cultural and ecological value, being the first to use hydraulic pumps and steam to produce large quantities of drinking water in San Juan. Among its structures is the dam, completed in 1894, and the only surviving construction of its kind from the Spanish colonial period in the country.
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Río Piedras Old Aqueduct
This protected natural area houses the structures of the Old Piedras River Aqueduct, which provided drinking water to the city of San Juan for more than 80 years. Designed and built throughout the 19th and 20th centuries to provide this service to the capital's growing population.
Located on the only remaining bend of the Piedras River, the Old Aqueduct is a historical heritage site of great cultural and ecological value, being the first to use hydraulic pumps and steam to produce large quantities of drinking water in San Juan. Among its structures is the dam, completed in 1894, and the only surviving construction of its kind from the Spanish colonial period in the country.
mascerca.paralanaturaleza.org/centros/antiguo-acueducto-r...