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Usumacinta

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Usumacinta , river, c.600 mi (970 km) long, formed at the Guatemala-Mexico border by the Chixoy and Pasión rivers and flowing NE through Tabasco state, Mexico, to the Bay of Campeche. It is navigable for c.300 mi (480 km) upstream by small boats and is used to move logs and chicle downstream. Near its mouth some of the channels of the Usumacinta merge with the Grijalva River. Author not available, USUMACINTA. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007 ... Read more
Usumacinta River
...It flows northwest and forms a section of the border between Guatemala and Mexico. It then empties into the Grijalva River in Mexico. With the Salinas River, it is about 600 mi (1,000 km) long. Usumacinta River Usumacinta River Usumacinta River Read more
Palenque
Palenque , ancient city of the Maya in Chiapas, S Mexico, in the Usumacinta Valley. Its architectural elegance, adapted to tropical and topographical conditions, was a high point in the art of the Classic... Read more

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