Choluteca River
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The Choluteca River (Spanish: Río Grande o Choluteca) is a major river in southern Honduras. Its source is in the department of Francisco Morazán, and from there it flows through the city of Tegucigalpa, the department of El Paraíso, and the department and city of Choluteca. The mouth of the river is near the coastal town of Cedeño, on the Gulf of Fonseca.
The flooding of this river was a major source of destruction in Hurricane Mitch in 1998. It washed out entire neighborhoods in Tegucigalpa, and eventually swelled to six times its normal size in Choluteca. There it destroyed neighborhoods and part of the commercial center.
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