Agua Caliente

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Agua Caliente (also: Aguas Calientes, Aguascalientes, etc.) means "hot springs" in Spanish. The term has several uses:

Place names:

• Aguas Calientes, Chile
• Agua Caliente, El Salvador
• San Antonio Aguas Calientes, Guatemala
• Aguascalientes, a state in Mexico
  • Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, the capital of the state
  • Río Aguascalientes, a river in the state
• Aguas Calientes, Peru, near Machu Picchu
• Agua Caliente Hot Springs, an area in the desert west of San Diego, California, U.S.
• Agua Caliente Regional Park in Tucson, Arizona, United States
• Fetters Hot Springs-Agua Caliente, California, United States
• Tassajara Hot Springs in Monterey County, California, United States.
• Agua Caliente is also a place near Hyder, Arizona which is famous for once housing a large hotel during World War II.

Business names:

• Agua Caliente Racetrack, a bullring and Thoroughbred race track in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico.
• Agua Caliente Handicap, Thoroughbred horse race
• Agua Caliente Casino, the Cahuila casino and resort located in Rancho Mirage, California, United States.
• Agua Caliente Casino and Hotel in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico.
• Agua Caliente Parque Acuático, a water park ("parque acuático") in Villa Corona, Jalisco, Mexico.
• Agua Calientes, a pop/ska music group based in Italy.

Other:

• Agua Caliente or Cahuilla, a Native American tribe of the U.S. state of California.