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Río <strong>Lempa</strong>,<br />
Esquipulas, Guatemala.<br />
ORIGIN OF LEMPA<br />
The river originates from the union of the tributaries of<br />
Chacalapa, Shantiago, and Tepoctum Rivers, which run<br />
through the city of Esquipulas, in the Province of Chiquimula,<br />
Guatemala. Since this union, the settlers already recognize<br />
the river by the name of <strong>Lempa</strong>. Approximately 4 kilometers<br />
away from this settlement, comming down from the Olopa<br />
Mountains, the Olopita and Atulapa Rivers join the basin and<br />
go into Honduras territory. Here, several tributaries of small<br />
rivers like Sesecapa, Quilio, Tulas, Sinuapa, Guajula, and<br />
Pomola in Nuevo Ocotepeque.<br />
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