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El Chorrillo water pipeline

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The Chorrillo Historic Conduit is a Site of Cultural Interest , classified as an archaeological site, as it is a Roman-era hydraulic engineering work designed to capture and convey drinking water. It is the only Roman water conduit or aqueduct preserved in the region.

The 500-meter hydraulic pipeline, used for two thousand years, runs from the Mineral Spring to near the port. The pipes that carried the water were made of tongue-and-groove stone ashlars, grouted with hydraulic mortar, covered by walls and mortar. The water was stored in cisterns and rectangular barrel-vaulted chambers.

Several elements belonging to this conduit are exposed at the Flaviobriga site.

Photos of El Chorrillo

Photos of El Chorrillo

Photos of El Chorrillo

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