The Valle Nacional River is a river of
Oaxaca
Oaxaca ( , also , , from nci, Huāxyacac ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Oaxaca ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Oaxaca), is one of the 32 states that compose the political divisions of Mexico, Federative Entities of Mexico. It is ...
state in
Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...
.
The river originates in the
Sierra Juárez.
The ecology of the region, originally one of pine forests, is threatened by logging, agriculture and grazing.
The Valle Nacional flows past
San Juan Bautista Valle Nacional
San Juan Bautista Valle Nacional is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 394.23 km² within the Sierra Juárez mountains.
It is part of the Tuxtepec District of the Papaloapan Region.
The t ...
, and joins the
Santo Domingo River to the southwest of
San Juan Bautista Tuxtepec
San Juan Bautista Tuxtepec ( nah, Tōchtepēc, "on the hill of rabbits"), or simply referred to as Tuxtepec, is the head of the municipality by the same name and is the second most populous city of the Mexican state of Oaxaca.
It is part of the ...
to form the
Papaloapan River
The Papaloapan River () is one of the main rivers of the Mexican state of Veracruz. Its name comes from the Nahuatl ''papaloapan'' meaning "river of the butterflies".
In 1517, Juan de Grijalva's expedition spotted the river, naming it Río de Alva ...
.
See also
*
List of rivers of Mexico
This is a list of rivers of Mexico, listed from north to south. There are 246 rivers on this list. Alternate names for rivers are given in parentheses.
Rivers flowing into the Gulf of Mexico
* Río Bravo, the name of the Rio Grande in Mexico
** S ...
References
Rivers of Oaxaca
Sierra Madre de Oaxaca
Papaloapan River
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