Río Azul

[ ree-oh uh-zool; Spanish ree-aw ah-sool ]

noun

1. an archaeological site in the jungles of northern Guatemala, where a 1,500-year-old painted Mayan tomb was discovered intact in 1984.

Example Sentences

I trained for six months and joined SS Rio Azul, a cargo steamer, as a deck boy in the merchant navy.

From The Guardian

In late May our group of 10 will make a two-day expedition along mostly bumpy roads to a 650-inhabitant Mayan village called Rio Azul in the Northwestern Highlands region of Guatemala.

From Seattle Times

The trail that led to the tomb began in 1962 when an employee of the Sun Oil Co. discovered Mayan ruins near Rio Azul, five hours by land from the nearest town.

From Time Magazine Archive

A little river, the Rio Azul, runs through these plains which are rent into crevices by earthquakes.

From Project Gutenberg

The waters of the Rio Azul are cold and limpid; they rise on the western declivity of the mountain of Meapire, and it is believed that they are augmented by infiltrations from the lake Putacuao, situated on the other side of the chain.

From Project Gutenberg