Coco River

Coordinates: 15°00′N 83°10′W / 15°N 83.167°W / 15; -83.167

Coco River
River
Countries	Nicaragua, Honduras
Source
- location	San Marcos de Colón, Choluteca, Honduras
Mouth	Caribbean Sea
- elevation	0 m (0 ft)
- coordinates	15°00′N 83°10′W / 15°N 83.167°W / 15; -83.167
Length	750 km (466 mi)
Coco River (Mosquito Coast)

The Río Coco, formerly known as the Río Segovia, Cape River,^[1] or Yara River,^[2] is a river in southern Honduras and northern Nicaragua. To the Miskito Indians that live along the river it is known as the Wanki or Wanks River. The river originates near San Marcos de Colón in Honduras, and flows 750 kilometers, the middle and lower reaches forming the Honduras-Nicaragua border and flows into the Caribbean Sea.

On September 7, 2007, major international news wires reported that the Río Coco was over 11 meters above normal stage, two days after category 5 Hurricane Felix made landfall.

References

1. ^ Cape River-Capua at ChestofBooks.com; visited 8 March 2010.
2. ^  "Lussan, Raveneau de". Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography. 1900. 

Coordinates: 15°00′N 83°10′W / 15°N 83.167°W / 15; -83.167