| Cahabón River (Río Cahabón) | |
| River | |
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The Cahabòn in flood at Semuc Champey
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| Country | Guatemala |
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| Source | Sierra de las Minas |
| - elevation | 1,600 m (5,249 ft) |
| - coordinates | |
| Mouth | Polochic River |
| - elevation | 90 m (295 ft) |
| - coordinates | |
| Length | 195.95 km (122 mi) [1] |
| Basin | 2,459 km2 (949 sq mi) [1] |
| Discharge | |
| - average | 164.2 m3/s (5,799 cu ft/s) [1] |
The Río Cahabón (Cahabón River) is 196 km 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, Lanquín, Santa María Cahabón and Panzós, where it joins the Polochic River.
Its whitewater reaches, with Class III and IV rapids — intermediate to challenging — are favoured spots for touristic river rafting.