Achiguate River

Achiguate River
Achiguate River is located in Guatemala
Achiguate River
Location of mouth
Native nameRío Achiguate (Spanish)
Location
CountryGuatemala
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationGuatemala (Sacatepéquez, Escuintla)
 • coordinates14°26′57″N 90°51′05″W / 14.449060°N 90.851355°W / 14.449060; -90.851355 (Río Achiguate)
 • elevation1,710 m (5,610 ft)
Mouth 
 • location
Pacific Ocean
 • coordinates
13°54′55″N 90°54′29″W / 13.915364°N 90.908003°W / 13.915364; -90.908003 (Mouth of the Río Achiguate)
 • elevation
0 m (0 ft)

The Río Achiguate (Spanish pronunciation: [atʃiˈɣwate]) is a river in the south of Guatemala. Its sources are located in the Sierra Madre mountain range, on the southern slopes of the Volcán de Fuego in the departments of Sacatepéquez and Escuintla. The river flows southwards through the coastal lowlands of Escuintla into the Pacific Ocean.[1]

The Achiquate's proximity to the active Fuego volcano increases the risks of inundations and mudflows.[2]

References

  1. ^ INSIVUMEH. "Mapa de Cuencas y Ríos".
  2. ^ Vallance, J.W.; S.P. Schilling; O. Matías; W.I. Rose; M.M. Howell (2001). "Volcano Hazards at Fuego and Acatenango, Guatemala. U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 01-431". Archived from the original on 7 April 2008. Retrieved 10 October 2016.


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