Chocón Machacas River

The Chocón Machacas River is a river in eastern Guatemala. The sources of the 53-kilometre-long (33 mi) river[1] are on the eastern slopes of the Sierra de Santa Cruz at 15.793835°N 89.133890°W / 15.793835; -89.133890. From there it flows in a generally west-south-west direction into the Golfete Dulce. The Chocón Machacas river and Golfete Dulce complex form one of Guatemala's few remaining habitats for the endangered Caribbean manatee (Trichechus manatus).

Chocón Machacas River
Location
CountryGuatemala
DepartmentsAlta Verapaz and Izabal
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationSierra de Santa Cruz
  elevation100 m (330 ft)
Mouth 
  location
Golfete Dulce
  coordinates
15°45′30″N 88°52′31″W
Length53 km (33 mi)
Basin sizeGulf of Honduras

References

  1. Castillo Lemus: 12
  • "Chocón Machacas Protected Biotope". Parkswatch.com. Retrieved 2011-03-07.
  • Yañez-Arancibia, Alejandro; David Zárate Lomelí; Angel Terán Cuevas (1995). Evaluation of the coastal and marine resources of the Atlantic Coast of Guatemala (PDF). UNEP. Archived from the original (pdf) on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2011-03-07.
  • Castillo Lemus, Noé Ariel (2005). Estudio de identificación y caracterización preliminar de corredores biológicos con conectividad al biotopo Chocón Machacas (PDF). Archived from the original (pdf) on 2011-07-14. Retrieved 2011-03-07.


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