Patuca

[ pah-too-kah ]

noun

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

Example Sentences

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

“What affected us most here was the flooding. The Barra Patuca sector has been flooded for the last two weeks,” said Teonela Paisano Wood, mayor of the Honduran town of Brus Laguna.

From Washington Post

“What affected us most here was the flooding. The Barra Patuca sector has been flooded for the last two weeks,” said Teonela Paisano Wood, mayor of the Honduran town of Brus Laguna.

From Seattle Times

“What affected us most here was the flooding. The Barra Patuca sector has been flooded for the last two weeks,” said Teonela Paisano Wood, mayor of the Honduran town of Brus Laguna.

From Washington Times

The Patuca III dam is 70 percent completed and could be operational as early as August.

From Washington Post