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General
Information
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Population |
125, 000
inhabitants. (Source: INEGI) |
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Altitude |
1560 meters
over the sea level. |
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Climate |
Mild sub
humid. The
Average Temperature
is 24 degrees Celsius. Showers in the
summer season.
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Etnic
Composition |
Tojolabales and
Tzeltales. |
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Economic
activity |
Agriculture,
Commerce, Tourism and
Livestock. |
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Typical Food |
Chanfaina de borrego
(cooked beef
entrails), Salpicón
de Res (cooked and
chopped beef meat
with lemon, onion
and parsley),
Marinated pork meat,
Pork meat sausages
(chorizo, longaniza
y butifarra), Pork ribes with green and
red chilli sauce,
Tortillas with asiento (fat derived
from the pork),
Chinculguajes
(tortilla filled
with beans and
herbs), Quesillo (a
kind of cheese),
Cream and regional
cheese, Chicharrón
de panza, mondongo,
Tamales, Panes compuestos,
among
others.
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Drinks |
Temperante
(red sweet
beverage), Comiteco
(strong liquor from
Comitan), Mistela
(soft liquor drink
made with alcohol
and regional fruits)
Tzilacallote (made
with a special
regional fruit),
Atole de granillo (a
hot drink made with
corn) and Jocuatol
(hot drink made with
fermented corn). |
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Desserts |
Chimbos (bread with
a special syrup and
eggs), Nuegados or Mueganos (bread with
a sugar cane syrup),
Gaznates, Tabletas
de cacahuate (a
combination of sugar
cane syrup with
peanuts), Turrones
(sugar mixed with
yolks), Africanos
(typical candy made
with eggs),
Caramelos (sweets
made with honey),
Salvadillos con
Temperante (a
comitecan bread
filled with a red
sweet beverage).
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