Río Coco
| Río Coco | ||
 Mouth of the Rio Coco |
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| Data | ||
| location | Honduras , Nicaragua | |
| River system | Río Coco | |
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Caribbean Sea Coordinates: 15 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ N , 83 ° 10 ′ 0 ″ W 15 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ N , 83 ° 10 ′ 0 ″ W |
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| Mouth height |
0 m
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| length | 750 km | |
| Catchment area | 24,767 km² | |
The Río Coco , formerly known as the Rio Segovia , is the longest river in Central America . It rises near San Marcos de Colón in Honduras and runs in its upper reaches through Nicaragua , where it forms the border between the departments of Nueva Segovia and Jinotega . In the middle and lower reaches it is the border between Nicaragua and Honduras. After 750 kilometers it flows into the Caribbean Sea at Cabo Gracias a Dios . The Miskito Indians live along the river , in whose language the river is called Wanki .