ULUA RIVER

Spanish Ro Ula, river in northwestern Honduras. Its headstreams rise deep in the central highlands, draining much of northwestern Honduras. The Ula proper, about 150 miles (240 km) long, is formed by the union of the Jicatuyo and Otoro rivers, northwest of Santa Brbara. Flowing northeastward, it emerges from the highlands, enters the Sula Valley (famous for its banana plantations), and becomes navigable. The Ula enters the Gulf of Honduras of the Atlantic Ocean east-northeast of Puerto Corts.