Mocal River
The Mocal River is a river in Honduras. It flows into the Lempa River. An eight megawatt hydroelectric plant is planned on the river.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Honduras
- Also known as: “Río Mocal” and “Rio Mocali”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mapulaca and Virginia.
Mapulaca
Town
Photo: ETXEVERZ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mapulaca is a municipality in the Honduran department of Lempira. It is one of the smallest municipalities in the south of Lempira department, accessible via Santa Rosa de Copán-San Marcos de Ocotepeque-Cololaca-Valladolid-La Virtud-Mapulaca or via Santa Cruz-San Andrés-Candelaria, a journey of about 5 to 6 hours.
Virginia
Town
Photo: ETXEVERZ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Virginia is a municipality in the Honduran department of Lempira. Virginia is located in Lempira Honduras and shares a border with El Salvador. Many Virginians travel to El Salvador to do their shopping, because the Honduran cities are far away from Virginia. Virginia is situated 6 km east of Mocal River.
Victoria
Town
Photo: 1976manases, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Victoria is a district in the Cabañas Department of El Salvador. Ciudad Victoria is home to a community-based radio station, Radio Victoria. Victoria is situated 7 km south of Mocal River.
Mocal River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Lempira Department, Honduras, Central America, North America
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Satellite Map
Discover Mocal River from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Irish to Welsh—“Mocal River” goes by many names.
- Irish: “Abhainn Mocal”
- Portuguese: “Rio Mocal”
- Welsh: “Afon Mocal”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Las Dantas and Llano de la Hamaca.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cerro Pataste and Cerro Las Minas.
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Mocal River”. Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.