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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 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]

Ixcán River
Native name	Río Ixcán  (Spanish)
Location
Countries	Guatemala and Mexico
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Guatemala (Huehuetenango)
• coordinates	15.56582°N 91.47295°W / 15.56582; -91.47295 (Río Quisil (sources Río Ixcán))
• elevation	2,700 m (8,900 ft)
Mouth
• location	Tributary of the Lacantún River
• elevation	200 m (660 ft)
Basin size	2,085 km2 (805 sq mi)

The river has several different names. From its sources and downriver: Río Quisil, Río Naranjo, Río Cocola, Río Yula San Juan, and Río Ixcán.

References

External links

• Map of Guatemala including the river

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