Acequia
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An acequia or séquia is a community-operated watercourse used in Spain and former Spanish colonies in the Americas for irrigation. Acequias are found in parts of Spain and the Andes, northern Mexico,
Potrero Ditch, an acequia, passing near the front of El Santuario de Chimayo, New Mexico
Main acequia, Vallongas, Elche, Valencia, Spain (May 2012)
The Acequia Madre (Mother Ditch), Santa Fe, New Mexico, June 2022
La Canova Acequia, New Mexico
Levada (Madeira)
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A levada is an irrigation channel or aqueduct specific to the Portuguese Atlantic region of Madeira. Madeira island is wet in the northwest, but dry in the southeast. In the 16th century the Portugues
Acequia
…Their ways of life influenced the Spanish and changed the way agriculture was done in Spain. Acequias were later adopted by the Spanish and Portuguese (levadas on Madeira Island) and were utilized throughout their own colonies. Similar structures already existed in places such as Mendoza and San Juan, Argentina…
Levada to the trout farm (Viveiros de Trutas), Ribeiro Frio, São Roque do Faial
Levada do Rei, PR 10, near trailhead
Levada das 25 Fontes
Hiker on the path of a levada