The Río Cahabón (Cahabón River) is a 196-kilometre-long (122 mi) 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.
| Cahabón River | |
|---|---|
 The Cahabòn in flood at Semuc Champey | |
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| Native name | Río Cahabón (Spanish) |
| Location | |
| Country | Guatemala |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Tactic, Guatemala |
| • coordinates | 15°19′18″N 90°20′17″W / 15.321549°N 90.338169°W |
| • elevation | 1,600 m (5,200 ft) |
| Mouth | Polochic River |
• coordinates | 15°25′21″N 89°00′00″W / 15.422463°N 89°W |
• elevation | 90 m (300 ft) |
| Length | 195.95 km (121.76 mi)[1] |
| Basin size | 2,459 km2 (949 sq mi)[1] |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 164.2 m3/s (5,800 cu ft/s)[1] |
The Cahabón has whitewater reaches, with Class III and IV rapids — intermediate to challenging — which are favoured spots for touristic river rafting.[2]
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edit- ^ a b c "Rios de Guatemala" (in Spanish). INSIVUMEH. Retrieved 4 August 2010.
- ^ "Cahabon River". Anywhere.com. Retrieved June 22, 2021.