The Río Cahabón (Cahabón River) is a river in eastern
Guatemala
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. From its sources in the
Sierra de las Minas
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range in
Baja Verapaz
Baja Verapaz () is a department in Guatemala. The capital is Salamá.
Baja Verapaz contains the Mario Dary Biotope Preserve, preserving the native flora and fauna of the region, especially the endangered national bird of Guatemala, the Resplend ...
it turns north and then east into
Alta Verapaz
Alta Verapaz () is a Departments of Guatemala, department in the north central part of Guatemala. The capital and chief city of the department is Cobán. Verapaz is bordered to the north by Petén (department), El Petén, to the east by Izabal ...
, running through
Santa Cruz Verapaz
Santa Cruz Verapaz () is a town and municipality in the Guatemalan department of Alta Verapaz. The municipality is situated at 1406 metres above sea level. It has a population of 32,042 (2018 census) and covers an area of 99.9 km². The annu ...
,
Tactic
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,
Cobán
Cobán ( kek, Kob'an), fully Santo Domingo de Cobán, is the capital of the department of Alta Verapaz in central Guatemala. It also serves as the administrative center for the surrounding Cobán municipality. It is located 219 km from Guat ...
,
,
Semuc Champey and
Santa María Cahabón
Cahabón is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Alta Verapaz. It is situated at 250m above sea level. It contains 31,425 people. It covers a terrain of 900km2. The annual festival is September 1-September 8.
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below which it joins the smaller
Polochic River
The Polochic River () is a river in eastern Guatemala. It flows eastwards through a deep valley and flows into Lake Izabal at . The river is navigable for to Panzós. It was used many years ago to transport coffee and timber, but most commercial ...
.
It has
whitewater
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reaches, with Class III and IV rapids — intermediate to challenging — which are favoured spots for touristic river rafting.
See also
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Lake Chichoj
Lake Chichoj is located near the city of San Cristóbal Verapaz, in the department of Alta Verapaz, in Guatemala. It is long, wide, with an area of , an average water volume of Rivers of Guatemala
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Location and catchment
Lake Chichoj ...
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Location and catchment
Lake Chichoj ...