Cuatrocienegas Gypsum Sand Dunes, Mexico


πŸ” Cuatrocienegas Gypsum Sand Dunes 🏝️

πŸ“ Seen in Cuatrocienegas Flora and Fauna Protection Area, Coahuila de Zaragoza, Mexico πŸ‡²πŸ‡½

πŸ’¬ These gypsum dunes, known by de locals as “The Arenales”, are composed of 98% calcium sulfate, making them the purest gypsum dunes on the Planet Earth. Home of 15 endemic species of plants and multiple animals that surprisingly exist nowhere else on Earth.

Photo Location:

Cuatrocienegas, Coahuila de Zaragoza, Mexico

Year of Foundation:

1800

Area Total:

KM2: 10,670

MI2: 4119.71

Elevation:

M: 740

FT: 2,430

Population (2020):

12,715

Coordinates:

26Β°59β€²10β€³N 102Β°3β€²59β€³W

Published by Carlos Morales

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