Rio Dulce

(Local Name: Río Dulce) Río Dulce is jungle river that starts in Lake Izabal and winds its way between steep cliffs and dense vegetation, through the lake of El Golfete, into the Amatique Bay.

A wide variety of birds of different kinds can be seen in the section of river that ravels through the mangrove swamps and lagoons of Chocón Machacas Biotope.

This is a habitat for the endangered manatee. Near Fronteras is colonial fortress of San Felipe.