Ixcán River
River in Guatemala and Mexico
15°33′57″N 91°28′23″W / 15.56582°N 91.47295°W / 15.56582; -91.47295 (Río Quisil (sources Río Ixcán)) • location
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The Ixcán River is a river in Guatemala. The river flows northwards from its sources in the Sierra de los Cuchumatanes mountain range in Huehuetenango, marks the border with El Quiché for a number of kilometers, and crosses the border with Mexico at 16.074929°N 91.107817°W where it flows into the Lacantún River, a tributary of the Usumacinta River. The Ixcán river basin covers an area of 2,085 square kilometres (805 sq mi) in Guatemala.[1]
The river has several different names. From its sources and downriver: Río Quisil, Río Naranjo, Río Cocola, Río Yula San Juan, and Río Ixcán.
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- Map of Guatemala including the river
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