Achiguate River

Achiguate River
Native name (Río Achiguate)
Country Guatemala
Basin
Main source Guatemala (Sacatepéquez, Escuintla)
1,710 m (5,610 ft)
14°26′57″N 90°51′05″W / 14.449060°N 90.851355°W / 14.449060; -90.851355
River mouth Pacific Ocean
0 m (0 ft)
13°54′55″N 90°54′29″W / 13.915364°N 90.908003°W / 13.915364; -90.908003Coordinates: 13°54′55″N 90°54′29″W / 13.915364°N 90.908003°W / 13.915364; -90.908003

The Río Achiguate (Spanish pronunciation: [atʃiˈɣwate ]) is a river in the south of Guatemala. Its sources are located in the Sierra Madre 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 to the Pacific Ocean.[1]

The Achiquate river'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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