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Río Balsas

American  
[ree-oh bahl-sahs, ree-aw bahl-sahs] / ˈri oʊ ˈbɑl sɑs, ˈri ɔ ˈbɑl sɑs /

noun

  1. a river in southern central Mexico, flowing to the Pacific Ocean. 450 miles (724 km) long.


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Residents of the Balsas-Tepalcatepec Basin frequently have reported "caimanes" in the Río Balsas and Río Tepalcatepec, but the existence of the crocodile in these rivers has not been verified by specimens.

From The Amphibians and Reptiles of Michoacán, México by Duellman, William E.

Lying between the Tepalcatepec Valley and the Pacific Ocean, and east of the Río Coahuayana and west of the Río Balsas, is an isolated highland mass, the Sierra de Coalcomán.

From The Amphibians and Reptiles of Michoacán, México by Duellman, William E.

The western part of this basin, which separates the Sierra de Coalcomán from the Cordillera Volcánica, is the valley of the Río Tepalcatepec, a major tributary of the Río Balsas.

From The Amphibians and Reptiles of Michoacán, México by Duellman, William E.

A similar situation was discovered on a much more extensive conglomerate cliff along the Río Balsas near Mexcala, Guerrero.

From The Amphibians and Reptiles of Michoacán, México by Duellman, William E.

The site of a former hacienda of the same name near the mouth of the Río Balsas; arid tropical scrub forest.

From The Amphibians and Reptiles of Michoacán, México by Duellman, William E.

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