Río Cececapa, Lower, Honduras (click here for the Honduras table of rivers)

river photo

Class: IV; Flow: 100-700 cfs; Average Gradient: 20 m/km; Portages: a couple; Length: 9.5 km+RíoUlúa; Time: 2 hrs+RíoUlúa

Season: June to October; rafts? no; Highlights: enjoyable class IV; Crux move: eyes downstream

Put-In: La Zona bridge (342 m); Take-Out: Río Ulúa (160- m)

Description: (click here for general notes about my descriptions)

The Río Cececapa flows through two stone bridges in the town of Santa Bárbara and is changed by the experience. Above, it is shallow and continuous, bright and airy. Below, it is brooding, falling between boulders, and a bit odoriferous. Class IV boaters will also be changed, and by changed I mean happier and happier.

A full description is in the Mayan Whitewater El Salvador, Honduras, & Nicaragua guidebook.

Descent History: I ran this in September 2016 with 150 cfs at the PI.