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

river photo

Class: V-; Flow: 800-5,000 cfs; Average Gradient: 6 m/km; Portages: possibly; Length: 37 km; Time: 5 hours

Season: June to November; rafts? no; Highlights: variety of rapids; Crux move: the Giant Boulders, and the long dirt roads

Put-In: Río Salalica-Río Tepemechines confluence (523 m); Take-Out: Texiguat (304 m)

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

The Texiguat is the Río Choluteca's largest tributary and covers a lot of ground through a remote valley south of Tegucigalpa. The road in is a rough but beautiful one, with fog settled in the valleys in the early morning. The run itself is just as beautiful, and demands a similar amount of perseverance and patience. The first 3 hours are slow going, with spaced-out class III pool-drop.

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

Descent History: My only descent was in June 2003.