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Cuatro Ciénegas

Poza Azul. Photo by Will Gray.
Poza Azul. Photo by Will Gray.
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By Christopher Minster

Cuatro Ciénegas is a tiny town (population roughly 12,000) in the northern Mexican state of Coahuila. Cuatro Ciénegas means “four marshes” and it is named for the swampy wetlands formed by the numerous pools and ponds that can be found in the area.  The full name of the town is “Cuatro Ciénegas de Carranza,” named after Venustiano Carranza, an important Mexican Revolution general and former president who was born there in 1859.

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All Activities in Cuatro Ciénegas

Poza la Becerra

This Poza has been turned into to a recreational area where you can swim, something you cannot do in t...

Poza Azul and Las Arenales

Cuatro Cienegas' two main tourist attractions are havens for endemic species. Poza Azul, one of many d...

Top Rated Hotels

Quinta Santa Cecilia

Hotel Quinta Santa Cecilia, where charming, Colonial style architecture comes together with the amenities and se...


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Hotel Santa Fe

Hotel Santa Fe features a relaxed environment, rustic decor and comfortable rooms, as well as a pool and varied ...


100% - 4 ratings

Hotel Ibarra

This is the best budget place to stay if you can secure a room for 200 Pesos, if not it is the only mid-range op...


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200 pesos - 400 pesos

Top Rated Restaurants

La Casona

The smartest place to dine in town, this bright and colourfully decorated restaurant is a surprisingly pleasant ...


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Traveler Reviews of Cuatro Ciénegas

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By V!VA User from mexico city, Feb 19, 2008

Amazing place

Rating: 100%

I loved everything about this little town in the Chihuaha Desert. Since not only it's a town that was part of the mexican revolution, but it is the America's Galapagos for all of the endemic species and plants. If you love big, clean spaces, this is the place to be. Nothing like looking at the Sierra Madre and enjoy the warm desert sun. The local food is the best, very tasty and not too expensive. This used to be the ocean million years ago, and the pozas (wells) are like footsteps of that ocean with fossils everywhere (even live ones)

By V!VA User from Canada, Nov 21, 2007
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