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Pantaleón River

Coordinates: 14°12′16″N 91°08′04″W / 14.204399°N 91.134338°W / 14.204399; -91.134338 (Mouth of the Río Pantaleón)
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Pantaleón River
Map
Native nameRío Pantaleón (Spanish)
Location
CountryGuatemala
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationGuatemala (Chimaltenango, Escuintla)
 • coordinates14°27′16″N 90°58′21″W / 14.454379°N 90.972633°W / 14.454379; -90.972633 (Río Pantaleón)
 • elevation2,400 m (7,900 ft)
Mouth 
 • location
Tributary of the San Crostobal River
 • coordinates
14°12′16″N 91°08′04″W / 14.204399°N 91.134338°W / 14.204399; -91.134338 (Mouth of the Río Pantaleón)
 • elevation
80 m (260 ft)

The Río Pantaleón is a river in the south of Guatemala. Its sources are located in the Sierra Madre mountain range, on the western slopes of the Volcán de Fuego in the departments of Chimaltenango and Escuintla. The river flows in a south-westerly direction through the coastal lowlands of Escuintla where it joins the San Cristobal River, a tributary of the Coyolate River.[1]

The Pantaleón's proximity to the active Fuego volcano increases the risks of inundations and mudflows.[2]

References

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  1. ^ INSIVUMEH. "Mapa de Cuencas y Ríos".
  2. ^ Vallance, J.W., S.P. Schilling, O. Matías, W.I. Rose, M.M. Howell (2001). "Volcano Hazards at Fuego and Acatenango, Guatemala. U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 01-431". Retrieved July 9, 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)