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Escondido River (Nicaragua)

Coordinates: 12°05′12″N 83°44′57″W / 12.0868°N 83.7492°W / 12.0868; -83.7492
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Escondido River (Nicaragua) is located in Nicaragua
Escondido River (Nicaragua)
Escondido River (Nicaragua) (Nicaragua)
Escondido River
Escondido River (Nicaragua) is located in Nicaragua
Escondido River (Nicaragua)
Location of mouth
Location
CountryNicaragua
Physical characteristics
Mouth 
 • location
Bluefields, Caribbean Sea
 • coordinates
12°05′12″N 83°44′57″W / 12.0868°N 83.7492°W / 12.0868; -83.7492
 • elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length89 km (55 mi)

Escondido (Spanish: Río Escondido) is a river in southeastern Nicaragua. It is 89 kilometres (55 mi) long and it empties into the Caribbean Sea[1] near Bluefields in the South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region.

It provides a major transportation route between the Pacific and Caribbean coasts.[2]

Its tributaries are:

References

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  1. ^ "Escondido River". Encyclopedia Britannica.
  2. ^ "Nicaragua: Rivers and Lakes". MSN Encarta. Archived from the original on 2009-10-28. Retrieved 2007-06-22.