Suchiate River

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Central portion of the Río Suchiate (left Guatemala - Mexico right )

The Río Suchiate rises in the area of the volcano Tacaná in the western highlands of Guatemala near the border with Mexico. The last 75 km on its way south into the Pacific Ocean, it forms the border between the two countries.

Toponym

The name Suchiate can probably be traced back to origins in the Nahuatl language of the dominant in the 15th and early 16th century in this region Aztecs was spoken. The Aztec name Xochi Atl means about as much as ' flower water '.

Limit

Two bridges span the river: the Puente Internacional de talisman connects the villages of El Carmen (Guatemala) and Talismán (Mexico ); Dr. Rodolfo Puente Robles connects the cities Tecún Umán and Hidalgo. Both are important border crossing points for refugees from the Central American countries of Honduras, Nicaragua and El Salvador on their way to the United States. The ' local border traffic ' between Mexico and Guatemala is often carried out on foot or by inflatable boats ...

Attractions

The pre-Columbian site of Izapa found - only a few kilometers away from the river - in the southwest of the town of Tuxtla Chico on the present territory of the State of Chiapas in Mexico.