Paulaya River Explained

Paulaya River
Mouth Coordinates:	15.8349°N -85.0592°W
Subdivision Type1:	Country
Subdivision Name1:	Honduras

The Paulaya River is a river in Honduras, a tributary of the Sico Tinto Negro River.

Poyais Scheme

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

• List of rivers of Honduras

Notes and References

1. Book: Strangeways, Thomas . 1822 . Sketch of the Mosquito Shore, Including the Territory of Poyais . Edinburgh . 9.
2. W. H. Lizars . A Map of Mosquitia and the Territory of Poyais with the Adjacent Countries . 1822 . Edinburgh.