Los Esclavos River

Río Los Esclavos
Bridge over Los Esclavos river
Location of mouth
Location
Country	Guatemala
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Mataquescuintla (Santa Rosa)
• coordinates	14°28′28″N 90°14′35″W / 14.47444°N 90.24306°W / 14.47444; -90.24306 (Sources of the Río Los Esclavos)
• elevation	2,000 m (6,600 ft)
Mouth
• location	Laguna de Sipacate
• coordinates	13°50′20″N 90°19′46″W / 13.83889°N 90.32944°W / 13.83889; -90.32944 (Mouth of the Río Los Esclavos)
• elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Length	145 km (90 mi)
Basin size	Pacific
Discharge
• average	15.8 m3/s (560 cu ft/s) (La Sonrisa)

The Río Los Esclavos is a river in southern Guatemala. Its sources are in the mountains in the southeast of the department of Santa Rosa. From there it flows past the town of Cuilapa through the coastal plains of Santa Rosa into the Laguna de Sipacate and then into the Pacific Ocean.^[1]

The Los Esclavos river basin covers a territory of 2,271 km² (877 sq ml).^[2]