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

river photo

Class: V; Flow: 400-3000 cfs; Average Gradient: 9 m/km; Portages: yes; Length: 15 km; Time: 5 hours

Season: June to October; rafts? no; Highlights: class V gorges; Crux move: class V gorges

Put-In: Reitoca (270 m); Take-Out: Puente Reitoca (135 m)

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

The Río Reitoca is a very pretty creek with more than the usual share of challenges. The bedrock gorges are impressive and formidable, but manageable in a day trip if you get an early start. The first 8 km (~1.5 hours) is relatively easy III/IV, then you encounter the first gorge, about 1 km long, with one IV+ and two V's interspersed within.

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

Descent History: I ran this in June 2003 with 1,600 cfs.