- Xalbal River
Infobox River
river_name = Xalbal river/Xaclbal river
caption = Xalbal river
origin =Guatemala (El Quiché )
mouth = Tributary of theUsumacinta river
basin_countries =Guatemala ,Mexico
length =
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watershed =The Xalbal River is a
river ofGuatemala . Its sources are located in theSierra de los Cuchumatanes (at coord|15.497769|-91.132793|type:landmark_region:GT|display=inline|name=Río Xalbal) in the department ofEl Quiché , where the river is called Río Xaclbal. The Xaclbal river flows northwards down the tropical lowlands ofIxcan where it is called Río Xalbal (at coord|15.954727|-90.925255|type:landmark_region:GT|display=inline,title|name=Río Xalbal), and crosses the border withMexico , where it joins the Lacantún River, a tributary of the Usumacinta river. The Guatemalan part of Xaclbal river basin covers an area of 1,366 km2. [cite web | url=http://www.insivumeh.gob.gt/hidrologia/rios%20de%20guate.htm | publisher= | title=Principales ríos de Guatemala | author=INSIVUMEH | access=2008 | format=]The village of
Xalbal , named after the river, suffered a massacre in 1982. The village was abandoned in March 1982 [ [http://books.google.com/books?id=oca8tA-qEaMC&pg=PA104&lpg=PA104&dq=Xalbal+&source=web&ots=eYfxRVnIHu&sig=OPJ9CEu4NDfTqcA2wTYB_0qey0c#PPA104,M1 "Journeys of Fear: Refugee Return and National Transformation in Guatemala] pp.104, RetrievedFebruary 24 2008 ] .References
External links
* [http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/americas/guatemala_pol00.jpgMap of Guatemala including the river]
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