The Ulúa River ( es, Río Ulúa, ) is a river in western

Honduras Honduras, officially the Republic of Honduras, is a country in Central America. The republic of Honduras is bordered to the west by Guatemala, to the southwest by El Salvador, to the southeast by Nicaragua, to the south by the Pacific Oce ...

. It rises in the central mountainous area of the country close to

La Paz La Paz (), officially known as Nuestra Señora de La Paz (Spanish pronunciation: ), is the seat of government of the Bolivia, Plurinational State of Bolivia. With an estimated 816,044 residents as of 2020, La Paz is the List of Bolivian cities ...

and runs approximately due northwards to the east end of the

Gulf of Honduras The Gulf or Bay of Honduras is a large inlet of the Caribbean Sea, indenting the coasts of Belize, Guatemala, and Honduras. From north to south, it runs for approximately 200 km (125 miles) from Dangriga, Belize, to La Ceiba, Honduras. ...

at . En route, it is joined by the Sulaco River, the

Jicatuyo River The Jicatuyo River is a river in the Santa Barbara Department in Honduras which flows into the Ulúa River The Ulúa River ( es, Río Ulúa, ) is a river in western Honduras. It rises in the central mountainous area of the country close to La ...

, the

Otoro River The Otoro River, also known as the Grande de Otoro River, is a river in Honduras which begins in the department of Intibucá and then becomes the Ulúa River in the Santa Barbara Department. One of its more famous tributaries is the Río Gualca ...

and the

Chamelecón River The Chamelecón River is a river in Honduras. It is a major risk river when there are heavy rain or hurricanes, mostly damage for the Sula Valley The Valley of Sula (also, Sula Valley) is the largest alluvial valley of Honduras. It is located ...

. The Ulúa River valley is famed for its ornate calcite vessels that date from the

Mayan Mayan most commonly refers to: * Maya peoples, various indigenous peoples of Mesoamerica and northern Central America * Maya civilization, pre-Columbian culture of Mesoamerica and northern Central America * Mayan languages, language family spoken ...

times. One of them can be found in the

British Museum The British Museum is a public museum dedicated to human history, art and culture located in the Bloomsbury area of London. Its permanent collection of eight million works is among the largest and most comprehensive in existence. It docum ...

's collection.British Museum Collection
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