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Cahabón River

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- elevation
  
1,600 m (5,249 ft)

Length
  
196 km

Discharge
  
164.2 m³/s

Source
  
Tactic, Guatemala

Country
  
Guatemala

- elevation
  
90 m (295 ft)

Basin area
  
2,459 km²

Basin area
  
2,459 km²

Mouth
  
Polochic River

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- average
  
164.2 m/s (5,799 cu ft/s)

The Río Cahabón (Cahabón River) is a 196-kilometre (122 mi) long river in eastern Guatemala. From its sources in the Sierra de las Minas range in Baja Verapaz it turns north and then east into Alta Verapaz, running through Santa Cruz Verapaz, Tactic, Cobán, San Pedro Carchá, Semuc Champey and Santa María Cahabón below which it joins the smaller Polochic River.

Map of Rio Cahabon, Guatemala

It has whitewater reaches, with Class III and IV rapids — intermediate to challenging — which are favoured spots for touristic river rafting.

References

Cahabón River Wikipedia