Cahabón River facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Cahabón River |
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The Cahabòn in flood at Semuc Champey
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| Native name | Río Cahabón (Spanish) |
| Country | Guatemala |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Main source | Tactic, Guatemala 1,600 m (5,200 ft) 15°19′18″N 90°20′17″W / 15.321549°N 90.338169°W |
| River mouth | Polochic River 90 m (300 ft) 15°25′21″N 89°00′00″W / 15.422463°N 89°W |
| Length | 195.95 km (121.76 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Basin size | 2,459 km2 (949 sq mi) |
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 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.
It has whitewater reaches, with Class III and IV rapids — intermediate to challenging — which are favoured spots for touristic river rafting.
See also
In Spanish: Río Cahabón para niños
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