Dulce River, Guatamala

Dulce River, Guatamala

Dulce River Guatamala

Dulce River is a river in Guatemala, entirely within the department of Izabal. It forms part of a lake and river system that has become a popular destination for cruising sailboats. The river begins where it flows out of Lake Izabal. At the entrance to the river there is a small Spanish colonial fort, the Castillo de San Felipe de Lara, built to stop pirates entering the lake from the Caribbean when this part of Central America was an important shipping staging point. Just after the river flows from Lake Izabal it is crossed by one of the largest bridges in Central America. On one side of the bridge is the town of Fronteras, commonly referred to as Río Dulce, the local commercial centre for the area. Fronteras has a local vegetable market that attracts people from the surrounding countryside, who arrive in dugout canoes. Most of these boats are powered by Japanese outboard motors, but many come on market day paddling these cayucos by hand. On the other side is the town of El Relleno. Nearby is the children’s village of Casa Guatemala, an orphanage that houses roughly 250 children and provides them with education and nourishment.
Recommended airport
Puerto Barrios Airport (PBR)
Nearby destinations
  • Izabal a 37.92 km
  • Livingston a 28.47 km

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