Stirred Beach – Boca De Vaca Spring, Goa
Goa, the dream place for all newly wed couples as well as for youngsters to spend high pitch delight moments of the life. Goa the land of sun and sand is blessed with nature’s bounty – the perennial spring Boca De Vaca being one of them. The hills of Goa are made of water-bearing rocks and occasionally water gushes out from the cracks in the form of springs.
Boca de vaca is one of the major sightseeing of Goa; if you are planning to visit Goa then it will be included in your tour itinerary.
Margao: A Beautiful Unexplored City in Goa
Location: Situated next to the Mahalaxmi Temple
History:
- The appearance of this Portuguese – built structure that remains aglow with soft decorative light in the evening gives it a name ‘Boca De Vaca’ literally meaning ‘the face of the cow’.
- Earlier the Boca de Vaca spring was known to be a major source of supply of water to the city.
- Boca De Vaca Spring is seven hundred years old and one of the most surprising facts is nobody till date has been able to trace the source of this spring water.
Some facts:
- The floor of the well-lit tunnel inside is made of transparent glass and one can see the spring water flowing under your feet.
- Background Music is also there.
- Residential people of Panjim and Goa still consider that the water of the spring have healing or medicinal properties and is known to cure many diseases. People wait for hours in queue with buckets to collect the ‘healing waters’ of this spring.
- It is also used for drinking by the people of Panjim.
Why to visit?
- A large number of tourists come to visit this beautiful springs, this spring has achieved a commercial look.
- It is also used for drinking by the people of Panjim.
- Boca De Vaca is one of the two best known springs located right in the middle of Panjim City Goa.
How to go?
By Plane: The Dabolim airport in Vasco Da Gama is Goa’s only airport.
By Bus: There are several bus routes from various cities, but most traffic is from mainly Mumbai and Pune.
By Ttrain: Indian Railways connects Goa with direct train services from Delhi, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Mangalore, Kochi, Kolkata, Thiruvanantapuram, Bangalore, Chennai and Hyderabad.
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