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The High-Altitude Water Cherenkov (HAWC) Observatory Collaboration is an international scientific project focused on studying high-energy particles from space, such as gamma rays and cosmic rays. Located at an altitude of 4,100 meters near the Sierra Negra volcano in Puebla, Mexico, HAWC utilizes a large array of water-filled tanks to detect air showers produced by the interaction of these high-energy particles with the Earth’s atmosphere. This method allows HAWC to continuously monitor the sky, covering approximately two-thirds of it each day, and to detect some of the most energetic phenomena in the universe, including supernova remnants, neutron stars, and active galactic nuclei. The collaboration involves researchers from various countries, contributing to our understanding of particle acceleration in astrophysical objects and the structure of the universe at the highest energies.