Drought Dries Up Guacerique River, a Key Source for Los Laureles Dam

Published on Honduras Daily · Aug 29, 2026 · Originally reported August 29, 2026 by HCH

Severe drought has sharply shrunk the Guacerique River, a major tributary that feeds the Los Laureles Dam reservoir, raising concerns about water supplies across the region.

An auto-translated English version isn’t available for HCH, so this opens the original in Spanish. Honduras Daily curates and summarizes; the reporting is theirs.

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