1º_ Cobán is a city in the department of Alta Verapaz (Guatemala). 2º_ In lunfardo 'cobán' is the vesre of "bank" in any of its meanings.
Name of Guatemalan city located in the Department of Alta Verapaz. Its name means built between clouds, in Q'eqchi' language.
COBÁN in q' eqchi language means 'between clouds', mountainous city at 1320 m high, in the central region of Guatemala, where cardamom and coffee are grown. It is the head of the Department of Alta Verapaz.