Cahabón River | |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | Guatemala |
Length: | 195.95km (121.76miles) |
Discharge1 Avg: | 164.2m3/s |
Source1: | Tactic, Guatemala |
Source1 Coordinates: | 15.3215°N -90.3382°W |
Source1 Elevation: | 1600m (5,200feet) |
Mouth: | Polochic River |
Mouth Coordinates: | 15.4225°N -89°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 90m (300feet) |
Basin Size: | 2459km2 |
The Río Cahabón (Cahabón River) is a 196adj=midNaNadj=mid river in eastern Guatemala. From its sources in the Sierra de las Minas mountain range in Baja Verapaz it turns north and then east into Alta Verapaz, flowing through Santa Cruz Verapaz, Tactic, Cobán, San Pedro Carchá, Semuc Champey and Santa María Cahabón below which it joins the smaller Polochic River.
The Cahabón has whitewater reaches, with Class III and IV rapids — intermediate to challenging — which are favoured spots for touristic river rafting.[1]