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Río Suchiate
The Suchiate River (, ) is a river that marks the southwesternmost part of Mexico-Guatemala border, the border between Mexico (state of Chiapas) and Guatemala (department of San Marcos (department), San Marcos). From its sources on the southern slopes of the Tacaná, Tacaná volcano in the Sierra Madre de Chiapas, Sierra Madre range of Guatemala, the 161 km (100 mi) long river flows in a south-southwesterly direction to the border with Mexico at Unión Juárez (), past the border towns Talismán, Chiapas, Talismán and El Carmen, and then Ciudad Tecún Umán and Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas, Ciudad Hidalgo (Chiapas) further downstream, where the Puente Rodolfo Robles and a railway bridge cross the river, and on to the Pacific Ocean. Its name comes from the Nahuatl name ''Xochiatl'' meaning "flower-water". The pre-Columbian archaeological site of Izapa lies along the river. References * *The Prentice Hall American World Atlas, 1984. *Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guatemala
Guatemala, officially the Republic of Guatemala, is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the north and west by Mexico, to the northeast by Belize, to the east by Honduras, and to the southeast by El Salvador. It is hydrologically bordered to the south by the Pacific Ocean and to the northeast by the Gulf of Honduras. The territory of modern Guatemala hosted the core of the Maya civilization, which extended across Mesoamerica; in the 16th century, most of this was Spanish conquest of Guatemala, conquered by the Spanish and claimed as part of the viceroyalty of New Spain. Guatemala attained independence from Spain and Mexico in 1821. From 1823 to 1841, it was part of the Federal Republic of Central America. For the latter half of the 19th century, Guatemala suffered instability and civil strife. From the early 20th century, it was ruled by a series of dictators backed by the United States. In 1944, authoritarian leader Jorge Ubico was overthrown by a pro-democratic m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |