Santa Catalina la Tinta is a
municipality in the
Guatemalan department of
Alta Verapaz. It is located in the hot
Polochic River valley. It was originally part of the
municipality of
Panzós, but was given separate municipal status in 1999. La Tinta is the commercial center of the lower Polochic valley, and merchants and shoppers clog the town's streets especially on the official market days of Tuesdays and Thursdays. The town of Santa Catalina la Tinta is located at 110 km from
Cobán and 278 km from
Guatemala City.