Place · river
Usumacinta River
The Usumacinta River rises in the highlands of Guatemala and flows north-west to the Gulf of Mexico, for much of its course forming the border between Mexico and Guatemala. In the Classic period it was a major trade route of the Maya world, lined by rival kingdoms such as Yaxchilan and Piedras Negras. It is the largest river in Mesoamerica by volume.
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- The Epoch Institute. (2026). Usumacinta River. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/usumacinta-river
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