Rio Brito
Rio Brito or Brito River is a river in the southwestern part of Nicaragua that drains into the Pacific Ocean near Punta Brito, a promontory. The river valley was planned to be transformed by the Nicaraguan Canal and Development Project to serve as the conduit for the western part of the Nicaragua Canal.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Stream
- Description: watercourse in Nicaragua
- Also known as: “Brito Estuary”, “Estero Brito”, and “Río Brito”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Playa Gigante and Playa Maderas.
Playa Gigante
Photo: Ridiculopathy, CC0.
Playa Gigante is a remote beach north of San Juan del Sur on the Southern Pacific Coast region of Nicaragua.
Playa Maderas
Playa Maderas is a beach on the Pacific coast of south western Nicaragua with great sand and good surfing. It is just north of San Juan del Sur.
Rio Brito
- Categories: watercourse and body of water
- Location: Rivas Department, Nicaragua, Central America, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Tamil—“Rio Brito” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Estero Brito”
- Cebuano: “Río Brito”
- Dutch: “Estero Brito”
- Dutch: “Río Brito”
- German: “Brito Estuary”
- German: “Estero Brito”
- German: “Río Brito”
- Hebrew: “נהר בריטו”
- Spanish: “Estero Brito”
- Spanish: “Río Brito”
- Swedish: “Río Brito”
- Tamil: “பிரிட்டோ ஆறு”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Punta Brito and Punta Nariles.
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