Nicaragua    

Assessment

Criteria

Discussion

No

Shipping Timber to Area with No Timber

All areas north of the narrow neck are forested. There is no area where timber was scarce.

Yes

No Cold or Snow

Average highs range from 79 to 93 degrees F (26 to 34 degrees C) and lows range from 59 to 75 degrees F (15 to 24 degrees C).

Yes

East Wind of Destruction

Hurricanes.

Yes

Narrow Neck

Yes

North-Flowing River

Rio Ulua, Rio Aguan, Rio Sico, Rio Paulaya, Patuca and Coco rivers.

No

Elevated Area West and South

All areas south of the narrow neck are mountainous. There are no distinguishable areas that can be described as a narrow south wilderness and there is no area of non-wilderness next to the area that would be the Hermounts. All of the listed rivers for Nicaragua and Honduras occur within river valleys, so they have no distinguishable elevated areas at their headwaters separate from the mountains that form the river valleys.

Maybe

Elevated Area East

No

Large Bodies of Water

The Peten is the only sizeable body of water north of the Isthmus of Darien and has a surface area of 125 km2. However, Lago de Izabal is located in the Isthmus of Darien and has a surface area of 590 km2. This does not fit the description that the waters of Ripliancum exceeded all others.

Some

Significant Natural Forces

For Nicaragua and Honduras, earthquake hazard maps indicate peak ground acceleration to range from 1.6 to >4.8 m/s2 (large). There are several volcanoes in the area. Storm surges and tsunamis occur on the east coast.