Approximately 50 homes are flooded by El Zanjon Creek that runs through the neighborhood. Aguan Valley and banana plantations. View from newly rebuilt Olanchito - Sonaguera road along the left bank of the Aguan River. Limited redundancy of transportation networks leaves towns more susceptible to loss of bridges and fords. The broad Aguan Valley runs straight from Olanchito to Santa Rosa de Aguan.
High mountains frame the valley on either side.
Steep mountain streams deposit alluvial fans at the base of the mountains and present special flood hazards for the communities located there. The Aguan River meanders through the rich alluvial soil down the center of the valley. The broad Aguan Valley runs straight from Olanchito to Santa Rosa de Aguan. High mountains frame the valley on either side. Steep mountain streams deposit alluvial fans at the base of the mountains and present special flood hazards for the communities located there.