Cuyamel River
| Cuyamel River | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Native name | Rio Cuyamel (Spanish) |
| Location | |
| Country | Honduras |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Gulf of Honduras in the Atlantic Ocean |
• location | Puerto Barrios |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
The Cuyamel River flows past the city of Cuyamel, Honduras and into an off branch of the Motagua River that marks the boundary between Honduras and Guatemala. American businessman Sam Zemurray purchased his first banana plantation along this river and named his company Cuyamel Fruit Company after it.[1][full citation needed] A proposed dam on the river was approved by the Honduran National Congress in 2014, but has run into local opposition and has not yet been built.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Doing Business with the Dictators: A Political History of United Fruit in Guatemala, 1899-1944 by Paul J. Dosal
- ^ Pico Bonito National Park Foundation (FUPNAPIB); Honduran Center for the Promotion of Community Development (CEHPRODEC); Worldwide Movement for Human Rights (FIDH) (12 June 2017). "Honduras: New report documents negative social & environmental impacts of hydroelectric project Cuyamel II". Business & Human Rights Resource Centre. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
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