La Quebradona

La Quebradona (Spanish pronunciation: [la keβɾaˈðona]) is a river located in Ocotepeque Department, Honduras.[1]

This article is about the river in Honduras. For the mining project in Colombia, see Quebradona.

The Rio La Quebradona rises in the department of Ocotepeque, near the village of Las Minito.[2] It flows northwest from the Cordillera del Merendón, north from Mount El Naripio, and the eastern flanks of Cerro La Minas.[2] It flows into the El Playón river,[2] a tributary of the Jupilingo.[3]

Notes and references
  1. United States Board on Geographic Names, US Department of Interior (1983). Gazetteer of Honduras: Names Approved by the United States Board on Geographic Names (second ed.). Washington, D.C.: Defense Mapping Agency (US). p. 254. OCLC 9907822.
  2. Instituto Geográfico Nacional (1992). San Fernando (Sheet 2360 II) (PDF) (Map) (second ed.). 1:50,000. E752. Defense Mapping Agency (US).
  3. Defense Mapping Agency Hydrographic/Topographic Center (1991). Chiquimula, Guatemala; Honduras; El Salvador (Sheet ND 16-5) (Map) (second ed.). 1:250,000. 1501 Air.

14°41′N 89°05′W

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