COBAN, a city of Guatemala, Central America, capital of the department of Alta Verapaz and a centre of the coffee trade. Population, about 23,00o. Coban is o5m. N. of Guatemala City, although no railway or motor highway joins the two. It is reached by launch from Puerto Barrios through Lake Izabal and thence by the Alta Verapaz railway and finally by highway. It is a rich area in the production of coffee, a large number of German and a lesser number of British interests being the owners of the best producing properties.