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Patuca

American  
[pah-too-kah] / pɑˈtu kɑ /

noun

  1. a river rising in E central Honduras and flowing NE to the Caribbean Sea. About 300 miles (485 km) long.

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Experts say Honduras is eyeing large investments from China in infrastructure projects including a new hydroelectric dam, part of a larger plan to construct three dams along the Patuca River.

From Washington Times • Jun. 9, 2023

The Patuca rises near the frontier of Nicaragua, and enters the Atlantic east of the Brus or Brewer lagoon.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" by Various

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