Suchiate River

Suchiate River

Infobox River
river_name = Suchiate River (río Suchiate)


caption =
origin = Guatemala (San Marcos)
mouth = Pacific Ocean
basin_countries = Guatemala, Mexico
length = 161 km
elevation = 3000 m coord|15.163187|-91.956081|type:landmark_region:GT|display=inline|name=Sources Río Suchiate
mouth_elevation = 0 m
discharge =
watershed =
The Suchiate River (Spanish: Río Suchiate) is a river which marks the southwesternmost part of the border between Mexico (state of Chiapas) and Guatemala (department of San Marcos). From its sources in the Sierra Madre of Guatemala, the river flows in a southwesterly direction to the border with Mexico at Uníon Juárez (coord|15.070549 |-92.059722|type:landmark_region:GT|display=inline|name=Sources Río Suchiate), past the border towns of Tecún Umán and Ciudad Hidalgo (Chiapas), and on to the Pacific Ocean. It's name comes from the Nahuatl name 'Xochiatl' meaning 'flower-water'.

The pre-Columbian ruin Izapa lies along the river.

External links

* [http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/americas/guatemala_pol00.jpgMap of Guatemala including the river]

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