COLONIAL MONUMENTS:  The Cathedral, built in 1543 by Fray Bartolome de las Casas; at the plaza.  Also, Ermita de Santo Domingo De Guzmán, and El Calvario Church, at the end of 7a. Ave offer a wonderful view of the city.

THE PAABANK: This cultural activity represents one of the most colorful events in the Guatemalan culture. The election of the Indigenous Queen "Rabín Ahau" is a fascinating experience; highly recommended.

LEARN SPANISH : The most popular Spanish Schools in Coban are:   Escuela de Español  Muq'bil'B'e 6 Ave 5-39 Zona 3 tel: 502-951-2459 , Active Spanish School  3 Calle 6-12 Zona 1 tel: 502-951-1432 and School of Arts and Language located on a small finca outside of coban.

WHITE WATER RAFTING, JUNGLE RIVER BOATS: Coban has very exciting adventures in rafting, at Rio Cahabón.  click here  for more information.

CAVING: OUTSIDE OF COBAN we have  LA ANDELARIA CAVES located 7 miles west of Raxrúja. No facilities located in the small village of Chisec.  66 kms on bad dirt road, is not easily accessible; only for real adventurous people, isolated, difficult.  To explore this very large system of caves, a guided tour arranged through one of the agencies is almost always required.  A river, the Rio Candelaria, runs through the cave making most of the room only accessible by raft or kayak. LANQUIN CAVES 61kms on rough dirt road

PLACES OF INTEREST ACCESSIBLE AROUND COBAN:  CARCHA 6kms paved road; TACTIC; SAN CRISTOBAL VERAPAZ;  LANQUIN CAVES 61kms on tough dirt road;   SAN JUAN CHAMELCO 16kms; SEMUC CHAMPEY 10kms from Lanquin Caves and 71kms from Coban on tough dirt road (you will need a 4WD); RIO CAHABON (RIVER), categories 3 and 4, for white water rafting.

PLACES OF INTEREST NOT EASILY ACCESSIBLE: LA CANDELARIA CAVES. No facilities located in the small village of Chisec. 66 kms on bad dirt road, only for real adventurous people.  The caves are isolated and difficult to get to. 

TOURS: See list of recently tours and specials for Coban posted by several travel agencies.

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