Motagua

[ maw-tah-gwah ]

noun

a river in S central Guatemala, flowing NE to the Caribbean Sea. About 250 miles (315 km) long.

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There were many engineering difficulties to be overcome, the chiefest of which was the bridging of the Motagua River.
Guatemala, the country of the future | Charles M. Pepper
In mid-July of the same year they were calling sporadically from temporary ponds in the lower Motagua Valley.
Amphibians and Reptiles of the Rainforests of Southern El Peten, Guatemala | William E. Duellman
Our road lay over the range of hills which bounds the Motagua valley on the north side.
A Glimpse at Guatemala | Anne Cary Maudslay
From it a bridle-path ran over the Sierra de las Minas to the valley of the Motagua and further on to the capital.
The Journal of Negro History, Vol. I. Jan. 1916 | Various
Navigation is possible on the Motagua for about 75 miles from the mouth.
Guatemala, the country of the future | Charles M. Pepper

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