Aguas Calientes

Aguas Calientes, a town of Mexico, capital of a central state named after it, with an area of 2900 sq. m., stands on a plain 6000 feet above the sea-level, 270 miles NW. of the city of Mexico. The town is favourably situated for trade, and is on the Mexican Central Railway. It is surrounded by fine gardens, and contains some handsome public buildings. The environs abound in hot springs, from which the town takes its name. Pop. (1893) 32,355.