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The Paulaya River is a river in Honduras, a tributary of the Sico Tinto Negro River.
| Paulaya River | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Honduras |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | |
• coordinates | 15°50′06″N 85°03′33″W / 15.8349°N 85.0592°W |
Poyais Scheme edit
In 1822–1823, the river (under the name Rio Tinto / Black River) was at the centre of the fictional nation of Poyais invented by the confidence trickster Gregor MacGregor.[1] The town of Poyais, capital of this nation, was claimed to be on its banks.[2]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Strangeways, Thomas (1822). Sketch of the Mosquito Shore, Including the Territory of Poyais. Edinburgh. p. 9.
- ^ W. H. Lizars (1822). A Map of Mosquitia and the Territory of Poyais with the Adjacent Countries (Map). Edinburgh.