Native name (Río Achiguate) Mouth Pacific Ocean | Source Guatemala Country Guatemala | |
Main source Guatemala (Sacatepéquez, Escuintla)
1,710 m (5,610 ft) River mouth Pacific Ocean
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The Río Achiguate ([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.
Map of Rio Achiguate, Guatemala
The Achiquate river's proximity to the active Fuego volcano increases the risks of inundations and mudflows.
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