Paz River
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The Río Paz is a river in southern Guatemala. Its sources are located in the Quezalapa mountains in the north of Jutiapa
. From there it flows in a south-westerly direction and marks the border with El Salvador
for most of its way before reaching the Pacific Ocean
at 13°46′16"N 90°10′57"W.
The Paz River is 134 km long, and its river basin covers a territory of 1,732 km2 in Guatemala.
It flows through the Ahuachapán Department
and flows into the Laguna el Espino.
Jutiapa (department)
Jutiapa is a department of Guatemala that borders along El Salvador and the Pacific Ocean. The capital is the city of Jutiapa. It has a population of about 400,000, primarily of European and Native American extractions.The population is ethnically "ladinos" in its majority...
. From there it flows in a south-westerly direction and marks the border with El Salvador
El Salvador
El Salvador or simply Salvador is the smallest and the most densely populated country in Central America. The country's capital city and largest city is San Salvador; Santa Ana and San Miguel are also important cultural and commercial centers in the country and in all of Central America...
for most of its way before reaching the Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...
at 13°46′16"N 90°10′57"W.
The Paz River is 134 km long, and its river basin covers a territory of 1,732 km2 in Guatemala.
It flows through the Ahuachapán Department
Ahuachapán Department
Ahuachapán is a department of El Salvador in the west of the country. The capital is Ahuachapán. In the South it has the Apenca-Ilamatepec Range and the Cerro Grande de Apaneca...
and flows into the Laguna el Espino.