Aguas Calientes River (Carabobo)

This article is about the river in Carabobo state, Venezuela. For the similarly named river in Sucre state, Venezuela, see Aguas Calientes River (Sucre).

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

Aguas Calientes
The spa at Las Trincheras
Location
Country	Venezuela
State	Carabobo
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Las Trincheras
Mouth	Caribbean Sea
• location	Near Puerto Cabello
• coordinates	10°28′55″N 68°06′41″W

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.