Sico

The Sico River flows through the wooded country of northeastern Honduras, between the inland mountains and the Caribbean coast. Its basin formed part of a wider Pech homeland extending across the region between the Aguán and Patuca rivers. As pressure on coastal communities increased during the colonial period, Pech people sought refuge along rivers including the Sico and in the interior valleys. The river and its tributaries cut through a landscape of steep ridges and forest.