Río Hondo is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Zacapa.
[citation needed] Rio Hondo is mainly made up of farmlands; the likes of which include mango groves, lime groves, avocado groves, cattle, and tilapia farms.
The pueblo of Llano Verde is home to Esperanza de Vida, a large Christian humanitarian organization.
Under the direction of Carlos Vargas, the Esperanza de Vida campus includes a retirement home, a nutrition center, an orphanage, a private K-12 school (Liberty College), a missions house, and St. Luke's Hospital.
Calle 9 or Road 9 (Called "La Ruta" or "The Route" by the locals) is a major road that goes through Rio Hondo.