The Pasión River ( Spanish : Río de la Pasión , Spanish pronunciation: [ˈri.o ðe la paˈsjon] ) is a river located in the northern lowlands region of Guatemala . The 353.9-kilometre-long (219.9 mi) river is fed by a number of upstream tributaries whose sources lie in the hills of Alta Verapaz . These flow in a general northerly direction to form the Pasión, which then tends westwards to meet up with the Salinas River at 16°28′52″N 90°32′39″W / 16.48111°N 90.54417°W / 16.48111; -90.54417 ( Convergence Salinas and Pasión rivers ) . At this confluence, the greater Usumacinta River is formed, which runs northward to its eventual outlet in the Gulf of Mexico . The Pasión River's principal tributaries are the San Juan River , the Machaquila River , and the Cancuén River .
6-745: Petexbatún is a small lake formed by a river of the same name, which is a tributary of the Pasión River . It is near Sayaxché , located in the southern area of the Guatemalan department of Petén . In winter, as the La Pasión River rises, the direction of the Petexbatún River is reversed. It moves south with the current of the La Pasión River and the water level of the Petexbatún Lake increases. Archaeologists gave
12-416: A pesticide, in the company's tributaries leading to La Pasión River. Tranquilino Xojalaj, administrator of REPSA, declared that heavy rain caused the treatment wells to flood into the river, however the company denied responsibility, stating that they do not use Malathion as a pesticide. By June 15, 2015, dead fish had been found over 105 kilometres (65 mi) downstream. The pollution might have entered
18-578: The Putún Maya , according to the style of the stele in this period. The archaeological findings here have given a lot of information about the collapse of the Classic Maya civilization. Pasi%C3%B3n River The riverine drainage system of the Pasión and its tributaries covers an area of over 5,000 square kilometres (1,900 sq mi) and forms a watershed for a substantial portion of
24-587: The name of Petexbatún State to a group of cities during the Classic period of the Maya civilization that include Seibal , Itzan , Dos Pilas , Aguateca , Tamarindito , Punta de Chimino , Nacimiento , and others. This State was the first to be abandoned in the Late Classic, when the Maya collapse occurred in a south to north pattern, although Seibal , may have been reoccupied by a foreign group, possibly
30-406: The present-day Guatemalan department of Petén 's western half. The Pasión river basin is recognized as an archaeological region or zone, and contains a number of archaeological sites of the pre-Columbian Maya civilization , which to an extent shared some commonalities in Maya architectural style , political history and glyphic conventions . Maya ceremonial and urban centers located within
36-463: The region include Dos Pilas , Tamarindito , Altar de Sacrificios , Aguateca , Seibal and Machaquila . On June 6, 2015, residents around La Pasión River reported finding of a high count of dead fish floating in the river. On June 11, 2015, Guatemala's authorities inspected palm oil company "Reforestadora de Palmas de Petén, S.A." (REPSA), located in Sayaxché , and found traces of Malathion ,
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