Does the Continental Divide Run Through Guatemala? No.

No. The Continental Divide of the Americas—the hydrological split between Pacific and Atlantic (Gulf/Caribbean) drainage—runs along the Rocky Mountains through Alaska, Canada, the U.S. (Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico), and Mexico's Sierra Madre Occidental. It does not enter Central America.

Guatemala's Divides

Guatemala has its own internal drainage divides:

• Pacific slope: Short, steep rivers (Suchiate, Paz, María Linda) → Pacific.
• Caribbean slope: Longer rivers (Motagua, Polochic, Sarstún, Dulce) → Gulf of Honduras / Caribbean.
• Endorheic: Lake Atitlán basin (no surface outlet).

The Pacific/Caribbean divide runs along the Sierra Madre de Chiapas / Sierra de los Cuchumatanes—a local divide, not the Continental Divide.

Why It Matters

The Continental Divide is a hemispheric-scale feature. Central America is an isthmus—both oceans are close. The "divide" there is just the local watershed boundary between two nearby coasts, not the continental spine.