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Holmul River
Native nameRío Holmul (Spanish)
Location
CountryGuatemala
DepartmentEl Petén
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationEl Petén
 • coordinates17°00′54″N 89°36′54″W / 17.015112°N 89.614878°W / 17.015112; -89.614878 (Sources of Río Holmul)
 • elevation400 m (1,300 ft)
Mouth 
 • coordinates17°17′52″N 89°12′50″W / 17.297805°N 89.213963°W / 17.297805; -89.213963 (Mouth of Río Holmul)
 • elevation200 m (660 ft)

The Holmul River (Spanish: Río Holmul) is a river in northeastern Guatemala that flows through the Petén Basin region in the departamento (department) of El Petén towards the border with Belize. A number of significant pre-Columbian Maya sites lie along or near the course of this waterway, including Tikal, Nakum, Holmul, Naranjo, Yaxha and Witzna.

References

  1. Fialko, Vilma (2022). "Approaching a Maya Political Geography of the Northeast Peten,Guatemala:The Holmul River Survey and Settlements in the Hinterlands of Tikal,Yaxha, Nakum, and Naranjo" (PDF). Mesoweb.


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