Paz River

River in Guatemala, El Salvador From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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The Río Paz (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈri.o pas]) 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 course before reaching the Pacific Ocean at 13°46′16″N 90°10′57″W.[1]

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Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationQuezalapa Mountains, Guatemala
  coordinates14°22′06″N 90°02′13″W
  elevation1,700 m (5,600 ft)
Mouth 
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Pacific Ocean
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13°46′16″N 90°10′57″W
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Length134 km (83 mi)
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  average23.2 m3/s (820 cu ft/s) (at El Jobo)
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The Paz River is 134 kilometres (83 mi) long, and its basin covers a territory of 1,732 square kilometres (669 sq mi) in Guatemala.[2]

It flows through the Ahuachapán Department and into the Laguna el Espino.

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