The Río Paz (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈri.o pas]) is a river in southern Guatemala. Its sources are located in the Quezalapa mountains in the north of Jutiapa. From there it flows in a south-westerly direction and marks the border with El Salvador for most of its course before reaching the Pacific Ocean at 13°46′16″N 90°10′57″W.^[1]

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Río Paz
Location of mouth
Location
Countries	Guatemala El Salvador
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Quezalapa Mountains, Guatemala
• coordinates	14°22′06″N 90°02′13″W
• elevation	1,700 m (5,600 ft)
Mouth
• location	Pacific Ocean
• coordinates	13°46′16″N 90°10′57″W
• elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Length	134 km (83 mi)
Discharge
• average	23.2 m3/s (820 cu ft/s) (at El Jobo)

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The Paz River is 134 kilometres (83 mi) long, and its basin covers a territory of 1,732 square kilometres (669 sq mi) in Guatemala.^[2]

It flows through the Ahuachapán Department and into the Laguna el Espino.