Paulaya River
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. The town of Poyais, capital of this nation, was claimed to be on its banks.
See also
References
- ^ Strangeways, Thomas (1822). Sketch of the Mosquito Shore, Including the Territory of Poyais. Edinburgh. p. 9.
- ^ W. H. Lizars (1822). A Map of Mosquitia and the Territory of Poyais with the Adjacent Countries (Map). Edinburgh.