Aguacatán (Spanish pronunciation: [aɣwakaˈtan]) is a town and municipality in the Guatemalan department of Huehuetenango.

It now links Aguacatán to the Pan American Highway (near Huehuetenango), and to markets and opportunities for economic growth.

The Nacimiento del Rio San Juan is a natural spring where water pours up out of a small pool.

In outlying areas, even just a walk uphill to Aldea San Miguel or up the mountain road to Chex, the native language is Kʼicheʼ.

Awakateko is spoken in some other aldeas, including Llano Coyote, near Rio San Juan.

Poor economic conditions have prompted some residents to travel for work to other parts of Guatemala, and also to Mexico and the United States.