The Río Coyolate is a river in southwest Guatemala. Its sources are located in the
Sierra Madre
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Places and mountains Mexico
*Sierra Madre Occidental, a mountain range in northwestern Mexico and southern Arizona
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range, in the department of
. It flows southwards through the coastal lowlands of
Suchitepéquez and
Escuintla
Escuintla () is an industrial city in Guatemala, its land extension is 4384 km², and it is nationally known for its sugar agribusiness. Its capital is a minicipality with the same name. Citizens celebrate from December 6 to 9 with a small fair i ...
to the
Pacific Ocean
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.
The Coyolate river basin covers a territory of .
References
Rivers of Guatemala
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