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The lower basin of the Papaloapan river
(Oaxaca, Puebla, Veracruz)
adaptado de : Mendez, P. (2019, July 02). RÍO PAPALOAPAN: Ubicación, ¿dónde nace?, cuenca, nivel y mucho más. Retrieved October 13, 2020, from https://conocelosrios.com/c-mexico/rio-papaloapan/
The lower basin of papaloapan river
FUN FACT>
It is actually a union of a lot of rivers in Oaxaca, it runs all the way to Veracruz and a part of Puebla.
About
It is one of the most beautiful basins in the world, and one of the most extensive. Its crystalline waters come to travel 354 kilometers, flowing between the Sierra Sur of the Juquila, Salado, and Hondo rivers; and with Tonto, Santo Domingo, and Valle Nacional through the Sierra Madre Oriental. Its great extension gave it the name of “the river of butterflies”.
The basin is of great importance as a means of transportation and food, becoming the second most important in the Mexican Republic.
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