Escondido River

Escondido is a river in southeastern . It is 89 kilometres long and it empties into the near in the .
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  • Type: Stream
  • Description: river in Mosquitia
  • Also known as: Bluefields”, “Bluefields River”, “Río Bluefields”, and “Río Escondido

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bluefields.

is a city and municipality on the central , and capital of the , . Historically, it held far greater significance as the political and administrative capital of the Kingdom of Mosquitia, which maintained independence and later protectorate status under Great Britain during the 17th to 19th centuries.

Escondido River

Latitude
12.08677° or 12° 5′ 12″ north
Longitude
-83.74916° or 83° 44′ 57″ west
Elevation
1 metre (3 feet)
Open location code
764R37P2+P8
Geo­Names ID
3619211
Wiki­data ID
Q5397377
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Welsh—“Escondido River” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Bluefields River
  • Cebuano: Río Bluefields
  • Cebuano: Río Escondido
  • Chinese: Bluefields River
  • Chinese: Río Bluefields
  • Chinese: Río Escondido
  • Dutch: Bluefields River
  • Dutch: Río Bluefields
  • Dutch: Río Escondido
  • French: Bluefields River
  • French: Escondido River
  • French: Río Bluefields
  • French: Río Escondido
  • German: Bluefields River
  • German: Escondido River
  • German: Río Bluefields
  • German: Río Escondido
  • Irish: Abhainn Escondido
  • Irish: Bluefields River
  • Irish: Río Bluefields
  • Italian: Río Escondido
  • Japanese: エスコンディード川 (ニカラグア)
  • Polish: Bluefields River
  • Polish: Escondido
  • Polish: Río Bluefields
  • Polish: Río Escondido
  • Portuguese: Bluefields River
  • Portuguese: Río Bluefields
  • Portuguese: Rio Escondido
  • Serbo-Croatian: Bluefields River
  • Serbo-Croatian: Escondido (rijeka)
  • Serbo-Croatian: Escondido
  • Serbo-Croatian: Río Bluefields
  • Spanish: río Bluefields
  • Spanish: río Escondido
  • Spanish: Río Escondido
  • Swedish: Bluefields River
  • Swedish: Río Bluefields
  • Swedish: Río Escondido
  • Welsh: Afon Escondido
  • Welsh: Bluefields River
  • Welsh: Río Bluefields

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