Mexico's miracle water
People flocked from all over the Americas to central Mexico in search of healing water
Witness History · BBC World Service
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Show Notes
Thousands of people flocked to the village of Tlacote in central Mexico in 1991. They hoped to be cured by 'magical' water after rumours spread about its healing powers.Maria Elena Navas spoke to Edmundo Gonzalez Llaca who was an official in the local environment ministry in 1991 and who was sent to Tlacote to check out what all the fuss was about.
This programme is a rebroadcast.
Photo: Hands under a stream of water (Getty Images)