Rio Hondo

The Hondo River or Río Hondo is a river of Central America, 145 kilometres long, which flows in a northeasterly direction into Chetumal Bay on the Caribbean Sea.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Chetumal International Airport and Museum of the Mayan Culture (Chetumal).

Chetumal International Airport

Aerodrome

Chetumal International Airport is an international airport located in Chetumal, Quintana Roo, Mexico, near the Belize–Mexico border. It serves domestic flights for Chetumal and the southern Quintana Roo region, while also supporting various executive and general aviation activities, and hosting Mexican Navy facilities. Chetumal International Airport is situated 2 miles northwest of Rio Hondo.

Museum of the Mayan Culture (Chetumal)

Museum

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Museum of the Mayan Culture (Chetumal) is situated 2 miles northeast of Rio Hondo.

Chetumal Airport railway station

Railway stop

Chetumal Airport is a train station near Chetumal, Quintana Roo. The station connects with the Chetumal International Airport. Chetumal Airport railway station is situated 2 miles north of Rio Hondo.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chetumal and Consejo.

Chetumal

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.

Chetumal is the capital of Quintana Roo in Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula. It is on the Bay of Chetumal, a sheltered inlet of the Caribbean Sea at the mouth of the Rio Hondo. This bay, together with the Rio Hondo, forms the border between Mexico and Belize.

Consejo

Village

Consejo is a village in the north of Corozal District, Belize. Consejo is located on a point of land where the bays of Corozal and Chetumal meet. Consejo is about 8 miles from the district capital of Corozal Town, and 2 miles across the water from Chetumal, Mexico. Consejo is situated 2 miles southeast of Rio Hondo.