POLOCHIC RIVER

Spanish Ro Polochic, river in eastern Guatemala. Its major headstreams arise in the Sierra de Cham and in the Sierra de las Minas. Flowing eastward for 150 miles (240 km), it forms a delta south of the town of El Estor. The Polochic is navigable as far upstream as Panzs; its principal traffic consists of coffee and lumber. Except for some nickel mining, the river's valley is undeveloped. The unpaved highway linking El Estor with Huehuetenango follows the Polochic Valley.