Coco River
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The Río Coco, formerly known as the Río Segovia, Cape River, or Yara River, is a river
in southern Honduras
and northern Nicaragua
. To the Miskito Indians that live along the river it is known as the Wanki or Wanks River. The river originates near San Marcos de Colón
in Honduras, and flows 750 kilometers, the middle and lower reaches forming the Honduras-Nicaragua
border and flows into the Caribbean Sea
.
On September 7, 2007, major international news wires reported that the Río Coco was over 11 meters above normal stage, two days after category 5 Hurricane Felix made landfall.
Rivers of Honduras
Rivers in Honduras is a list of the rivers in Honduras, including those it shares with neighbours. The most important river in Honduras is the Ulúa, which flows 400 kilometers to the Caribbean through the economically important Valle de Sula. Numerous other rivers drain the interior highlands and...
in southern Honduras
Honduras
Honduras is a republic in Central America. It was previously known as Spanish Honduras to differentiate it from British Honduras, which became the modern-day state of Belize...
and northern Nicaragua
Nicaragua
Nicaragua is the largest country in the Central American American isthmus, bordered by Honduras to the north and Costa Rica to the south. The country is situated between 11 and 14 degrees north of the Equator in the Northern Hemisphere, which places it entirely within the tropics. The Pacific Ocean...
. To the Miskito Indians that live along the river it is known as the Wanki or Wanks River. The river originates near San Marcos de Colón
San Marcos de Colón
San Marcos de Colón is a municipality in the Honduran department of Choluteca, and lies on the border with Nicaragua.The town is located on the Pan-American Highway near the Nicaraguan border town of Estelí, and 192 km away from the capital Tegucicalpa....
in Honduras, and flows 750 kilometers, the middle and lower reaches forming the Honduras-Nicaragua
Nicaragua
Nicaragua is the largest country in the Central American American isthmus, bordered by Honduras to the north and Costa Rica to the south. The country is situated between 11 and 14 degrees north of the Equator in the Northern Hemisphere, which places it entirely within the tropics. The Pacific Ocean...
border and flows into the Caribbean Sea
Caribbean Sea
The Caribbean Sea is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean located in the tropics of the Western hemisphere. It is bounded by Mexico and Central America to the west and southwest, to the north by the Greater Antilles, and to the east by the Lesser Antilles....
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On September 7, 2007, major international news wires reported that the Río Coco was over 11 meters above normal stage, two days after category 5 Hurricane Felix made landfall.