Hondo River (Belize)

This article is about the river in Belize and Mexico; for other uses, see Rio Hondo

Hondo River
File:Frontera entre Belice y México 2.jpg The Rio Hondo, border between Mexico and Belize
Location
Country	Belize, Mexico
Physical characteristics
Source
- location	Belize
Mouth
- location	Chetumal Bay
- coordinates
- elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Length	150 km (93 mi)
Basin size	2,688.54 km2 (1,038.05 sq mi)

The Rio Hondo is a river of Central America. It is about 150 km (93.2 mi) in length. It flows in a northeasterly direction and ends in the Chetumal Bay on the Caribbean Sea. Most of border of Mexico and Belize runs along its length.

Many archaeological sites of the pre-Columbian Maya civilization are near the river's course.

The river is mentioned in a stanza of Belize's national anthem, Land of the Free:

Other websites

• Map showing location Archived 2006-02-10 at the Wayback Machine