Golfete Lake

El Golfete is a broad reach of the Río Dulce between Lake Izabal and the Caribbean Sea. Beyond the lake the river widens, then narrows again through a forested gorge. The Chocón Machacas River enters along the northern shore, where lagoons and channels spread across low wetlands. At the outlet of Lake Izabal, upstream from El Golfete, the Spanish built San Felipe castle to guard the river route against pirates.