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Cuilco River

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Native name
  
Río Cuilco

Source
  
Guatemala

Length
  
153 km

Country
  
Guatemala

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Main source
  
Guatemala (Quetzaltenango, San Marcos, Huehuetenango) 3,000 m (9,800 ft)

River mouth
  
Presa de La Angostura in Chiapas

Río Cuilco is a river in Guatemala. The river's sources are located in the Sierra Madre just north of Cajolá where it is called Río Blanco. The Río Blanco joins the Las Manzanas River which in turn joins the San Isidro River to form the Cuilco river. The Cuilco follows its largely northward course through San Marcos, and Huehuetenango, crossing the border with Mexico at 15.434156°N 92.106800°W / 15.434156; -92.106800 (Río Cuilco), continuing its course northwards into the Presa de La Angostura, one of Mexico's largest artificial lakes. The Cuilco river basin covers an area of 2,274 square kilometres (878 sq mi) in Guatemala.

Map of Rio Cuilco, Guatemala

References

Cuilco River Wikipedia