Panabá
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Panabá is one of 106 municipalities
in the state of Yucatán
, Mexico
.It is located in the eastern region of the Yucatán Peninsula
's northern coast. Panabá is also the name of the municipality's largest township that is its municipal seat (cabecera municipal). The municipality is bounded to the north by the municipalities of San Felipe
and Rio Lagartos
, to the east by Tizimín
, to the south by Sucilá and to the west by the municipalities of Dzilam de Bravo and Dzilam González.
The modern Spanish spelling Panabá derives from the place name in the Yucatec Maya language, , meaning "[place of] water found by digging". The Maya name combines the verb "to dig, to excavate" (verbal root pan-) with the noun for "water", .
through Tizimín
. As a result of changes in the peninsula during the nineteenth century. Panabá was part of the municipality of Tizimín
until 1918.
Pre-Columbian ruins have been discovered on a site in the village of Panabá shows that this place was inhabited during the pre-Hispanic times by Indians
in the province of Domes.
The beautiful temple of San Pedro is located at the headwaters
and high school, there is a library located in the following cabecera. A campaigns literacy at the National Institute for Adult Education (INEA), has succeeded in reducing illiteracy of the population in the municipality. In 1980, there were 663 people counted as illiterate and by 1986 this number was reduced to 136.
There is one medical unit of the Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (IMSS
) in addition to private assistance.
Typical housing in the region is constructed from bajareques and mud, roofed Huan, but most are built with block cement
, wood
s and film =s.
es, highlighting the embroidered square neck and cutting edge clothing, this is placed on the stem] which is half curly fund subject to the waist with a girdle of the same fabric, fit sandal
s, and sun protection are filled with rebozo
. Farmers, especially the elderly, dressed in baggy trousers blanket raw shirt buttoned to the front apron Cotia and hat
straw.
For dairy
s and women's main festivals are decorated with the Terno
, made with fine material
s, fit
s and usually hand-made embroidery in cross stitch. This is complemented by long chains of gold arete
s, string of coral or watermark and rebozo of Santa Maria.
The men wear white pants cut straight, thin fabric of the Philippines (the rich have been in the garment buttoning gold), espadrille s and hats Jipijapa
, without missing the traditional red scarf popularly known as bandana
essential to the dance Maker
For All Saints and faithful departed is customary to place a altar
in place of the main house, which provides the late
s the food that they liked the traditional Mucbil chicken accompanied by atole
of corn
again and chocolate beaten with water. In the parties of the regional people dancing jaranas making skills among participants.
, with sauces spice
s of habanero chile
and max. Some are: beans with pork, egg Chaya pot
chicken, cheese filling, salbutes panucho s, pipi deer, papadzules sausage
cochinita pibil
joroches, mucbi-chicken, and PIMES tamales.
In the typical sweets are cassava
Honey, pumpkin
melada, potato with coconut
cocoyol in syrup
, marzipan
pip pumpkin, Melcocha arepa
s, tejocotes in sweet syrup and ciricote.
Drink features are Xtabentún
Balch, drink anise, Pozole with coco horchata
, corn atole new fruit drinks in the region.
Municipalities of Yucatán
The Mexican state of Yucatán is made up of 106 municipios , organized into 9 administrative regions. Most of the names of the municipalities come from the Yucatec Maya language, which is still spoken by more of 30% of the population, according to INEGI ....
in the state of Yucatán
Yucatán
Yucatán officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Yucatán is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 106 municipalities and its capital city is Mérida....
, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
.It is located in the eastern region of the Yucatán Peninsula
Yucatán Peninsula
The Yucatán Peninsula, in southeastern Mexico, separates the Caribbean Sea from the Gulf of Mexico, with the northern coastline on the Yucatán Channel...
's northern coast. Panabá is also the name of the municipality's largest township that is its municipal seat (cabecera municipal). The municipality is bounded to the north by the municipalities of San Felipe
San Felipe, Yucatán
The Municipality of San Felipe is one of the 106 subdivisions of the State of Yucatán in Mexico. Its municipal seat is located in the port town of San Felipe and is located on the north coast of the state, on the Gulf of Mexico...
and Rio Lagartos
Río Lagartos
Río Lagartos is a town in the state of Yucatán, Mexico. The town lies 42 kilometres north of Tizimín. Mérida is approximately 230 kilometres further....
, to the east by Tizimín
Tizimín
Tizimín is one of the 106 municipalities of Yucatan with a municipal seat of the same name. The municipality is located in the north-east of the Mexican state of Yucatán, and it is the largest municipality in the state with a territory that is 11% of the total area of the state...
, to the south by Sucilá and to the west by the municipalities of Dzilam de Bravo and Dzilam González.
The modern Spanish spelling Panabá derives from the place name in the Yucatec Maya language, , meaning "[place of] water found by digging". The Maya name combines the verb "to dig, to excavate" (verbal root pan-) with the noun for "water", .
Foundation
Throughout the colonial period the Panabá was under the jurisdiction of ValladolidValladolid
Valladolid is a historic city and municipality in north-central Spain, situated at the confluence of the Pisuerga and Esgueva rivers, and located within three wine-making regions: Ribera del Duero, Rueda and Cigales...
through Tizimín
Tizimín
Tizimín is one of the 106 municipalities of Yucatan with a municipal seat of the same name. The municipality is located in the north-east of the Mexican state of Yucatán, and it is the largest municipality in the state with a territory that is 11% of the total area of the state...
. As a result of changes in the peninsula during the nineteenth century. Panabá was part of the municipality of Tizimín
Tizimín
Tizimín is one of the 106 municipalities of Yucatan with a municipal seat of the same name. The municipality is located in the north-east of the Mexican state of Yucatán, and it is the largest municipality in the state with a territory that is 11% of the total area of the state...
until 1918.
Pre-Columbian ruins have been discovered on a site in the village of Panabá shows that this place was inhabited during the pre-Hispanic times by Indians
Indigenous peoples of the Americas
The indigenous peoples of the Americas are the pre-Columbian inhabitants of North and South America, their descendants and other ethnic groups who are identified with those peoples. Indigenous peoples are known in Canada as Aboriginal peoples, and in the United States as Native Americans...
in the province of Domes.
Historical Monuments
ArchitecturalThe beautiful temple of San Pedro is located at the headwaters
Ethnic Groups
The population of speakers (5 years and over) of the indigenous language (Yucatec Maya)in the municipality is 2,465 people.Demographic Trends
According to the XII General Census of Population and Housing 2000 by the INEGI, the total population of the municipality was 7,802 people, of whom 3,984 are male and 3,984 are female. The total population of the town represents 0.47 per cent of the total population of the state.Education, Health and Housing
The town has 4 levels of schools, preschool, primary, secondarySecondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
and high school, there is a library located in the following cabecera. A campaigns literacy at the National Institute for Adult Education (INEA), has succeeded in reducing illiteracy of the population in the municipality. In 1980, there were 663 people counted as illiterate and by 1986 this number was reduced to 136.
There is one medical unit of the Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (IMSS
IMSS
IMSS may refer to:* Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza, Florence, Italy* Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mexico* Integrated Maritime Surveillance Systems, an integrated network of coast-line radars...
) in addition to private assistance.
Typical housing in the region is constructed from bajareques and mud, roofed Huan, but most are built with block cement
Cement
In the most general sense of the word, a cement is a binder, a substance that sets and hardens independently, and can bind other materials together. The word "cement" traces to the Romans, who used the term opus caementicium to describe masonry resembling modern concrete that was made from crushed...
, wood
Wood
Wood is a hard, fibrous tissue found in many trees. It has been used for hundreds of thousands of years for both fuel and as a construction material. It is an organic material, a natural composite of cellulose fibers embedded in a matrix of lignin which resists compression...
s and film =s.
Traditions and Customs
Custom women use simple huipilHuipíl
A huipil is a form of Maya textile and tunic or blouse worn by indigenous Mayan, Zapotec, and other women in central to southern Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, and western Honduras, in the northern part of Central America. Some are also worn by men, particularly in Guatemala...
es, highlighting the embroidered square neck and cutting edge clothing, this is placed on the stem] which is half curly fund subject to the waist with a girdle of the same fabric, fit sandal
Sandal
Sandals are an open type of outdoor footwearSandal may also refer to:* Sandal Castle, site of the Battle of Wakefield in the Wars of the Roses* Sandal, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England* Sandal, Afghanistan* Šandal, village in Slovakia...
s, and sun protection are filled with rebozo
Rebozo
A rebozo is a woman's garment used in Mexico. Rectangular in shape, rebozos vary in size from 1.5 to upwards of three metres, and can be made of cotton, wool, silk, or articela. They can be worn as scarves or shawls, and women often use them to carry children and take products to the market. It is...
. Farmers, especially the elderly, dressed in baggy trousers blanket raw shirt buttoned to the front apron Cotia and hat
Hat
A hat is a head covering. It can be worn for protection against the elements, for ceremonial or religious reasons, for safety, or as a fashion accessory. In the past, hats were an indicator of social status...
straw.
For dairy
Dairy
A dairy is a business enterprise established for the harvesting of animal milk—mostly from cows or goats, but also from buffalo, sheep, horses or camels —for human consumption. A dairy is typically located on a dedicated dairy farm or section of a multi-purpose farm that is concerned...
s and women's main festivals are decorated with the Terno
Terno
Terno , founded in 1953, is a Polish Romani music collective. Originally known as Kcham , Terno was founded by the Romani musician Edward Dębicki. It has performed in Poland and around Europe....
, made with fine material
Material
Material is anything made of matter, constituted of one or more substances. Wood, cement, hydrogen, air and water are all examples of materials. Sometimes the term "material" is used more narrowly to refer to substances or components with certain physical properties that are used as inputs to...
s, fit
Fit
Fit or FIT may refer to:Fitness* Physical fitness, how well a person is suited for physical tasks* FitTV, cable television network about physical fitness* Wii Fit, Nintendo Wii video game about physical fitness...
s and usually hand-made embroidery in cross stitch. This is complemented by long chains of gold arete
Arete
Areté is the term meaning "virtue" or "excellence", from Greek ἈρετήArete may also be used:*as a given name of persons or things:**Queen Arete , a character in Homer's Odyssey.***197 Arete, an asteroid....
s, string of coral or watermark and rebozo of Santa Maria.
The men wear white pants cut straight, thin fabric of the Philippines (the rich have been in the garment buttoning gold), espadrille s and hats Jipijapa
Jipijapa
Jipijapa may refer to:*Cyclanthaceae, a palm tree*Panama hat, a hat made from the leaves of that treeJipijapa as a place name:*Jipijapa, Ecuador, a town in Ecuador...
, without missing the traditional red scarf popularly known as bandana
Bandana
Bandana can refer to:*Another name for a kerchief*Bandana *Bandana *Bandana, Kentucky, a small town in the United States*Y Bandana, a Welsh alternative rock band.**Y Bandana , their self-titled debut album....
essential to the dance Maker
Maker
Maker is a village between Cawsand and Rame Head, situated on the Rame Peninsula, in Cornwall, United Kingdom.The name means a ruin in Cornish, but another Celtic name is Egloshayle, which means, the church on the estuary, a very apt description of the church's location.The village and its...
For All Saints and faithful departed is customary to place a altar
Altar
An altar is any structure upon which offerings such as sacrifices are made for religious purposes. Altars are usually found at shrines, and they can be located in temples, churches and other places of worship...
in place of the main house, which provides the late
Late
Late may refer to:* A deceased person or thing* Late , a 2000 album by The 77s* Late!, a pseudonym used by Dave Grohl on his Pocketwatch album* Late , an underground rapper from Wolverhampton* "Late" , a song by Blue Angel...
s the food that they liked the traditional Mucbil chicken accompanied by atole
Atole
Atole is a traditional masa-based Mexican and Central American hot drink. Chocolate atole is known as champurrado or atole...
of corn
Maize
Maize known in many English-speaking countries as corn or mielie/mealie, is a grain domesticated by indigenous peoples in Mesoamerica in prehistoric times. The leafy stalk produces ears which contain seeds called kernels. Though technically a grain, maize kernels are used in cooking as a vegetable...
again and chocolate beaten with water. In the parties of the regional people dancing jaranas making skills among participants.
Food
The cuisine of the region are preparing to mass maize, meat s of pork and chicken and deerDeer
Deer are the ruminant mammals forming the family Cervidae. Species in the Cervidae family include white-tailed deer, elk, moose, red deer, reindeer, fallow deer, roe deer and chital. Male deer of all species and female reindeer grow and shed new antlers each year...
, with sauces spice
Spice
A spice is a dried seed, fruit, root, bark, or vegetative substance used in nutritionally insignificant quantities as a food additive for flavor, color, or as a preservative that kills harmful bacteria or prevents their growth. It may be used to flavour a dish or to hide other flavours...
s of habanero chile
Habanero chile
The habanero chili is one of the more intensely piquant species of chili peppers of the Capsicum genus. When used in English, it is sometimes spelled habañero—the diacritical mark being added as a hyperforeignism. Unripe habaneros are green, and they color as they mature. Common colors are orange...
and max. Some are: beans with pork, egg Chaya pot
Pot
Pot commonly refers to pottery, the ceramic ware made by pottersPot may also refer to:- Containers :* Plant pot or flower pot, a container in which plants are cultivated* Cooking pot, a stove-top cooking utensil* Chamber pot, a bedside urinal...
chicken, cheese filling, salbutes panucho s, pipi deer, papadzules sausage
Sausage
A sausage is a food usually made from ground meat , mixed with salt, herbs, and other spices, although vegetarian sausages are available. The word sausage is derived from Old French saussiche, from the Latin word salsus, meaning salted.Typically, a sausage is formed in a casing traditionally made...
cochinita pibil
Cochinita pibil
Cochinita pibil is a traditional Mexican slow-roasted pork dish from the Yucatán Península. Preparation of traditional cochinita or puerco pibil involves marinating the meat in strongly acidic citrus juice, coloring it with annatto seed, and roasting the meat while it is wrapped in banana...
joroches, mucbi-chicken, and PIMES tamales.
In the typical sweets are cassava
Cassava
Cassava , also called yuca or manioc, a woody shrub of the Euphorbiaceae native to South America, is extensively cultivated as an annual crop in tropical and subtropical regions for its edible starchy tuberous root, a major source of carbohydrates...
Honey, pumpkin
Pumpkin
A pumpkin is a gourd-like squash of the genus Cucurbita and the family Cucurbitaceae . It commonly refers to cultivars of any one of the species Cucurbita pepo, Cucurbita mixta, Cucurbita maxima, and Cucurbita moschata, and is native to North America...
melada, potato with coconut
Coconut
The coconut palm, Cocos nucifera, is a member of the family Arecaceae . It is the only accepted species in the genus Cocos. The term coconut can refer to the entire coconut palm, the seed, or the fruit, which is not a botanical nut. The spelling cocoanut is an old-fashioned form of the word...
cocoyol in syrup
Syrup
In cooking, a syrup is a thick, viscous liquid consisting primarily of a solution of sugar in water, containing a large amount of dissolved sugars but showing little tendency to deposit crystals...
, marzipan
Marzipan
Marzipan is a confection consisting primarily of sugar and almond meal. Persipan is a similar, yet less expensive product, in which the almonds are replaced by apricot or peach kernels...
pip pumpkin, Melcocha arepa
Arepa
An arepa is a dish made of ground corn dough or cooked flour, popular in Colombia, Venezuela and other Spanish-speaking countries. It is similar in shape to the Salvadoran pupusa...
s, tejocotes in sweet syrup and ciricote.
Drink features are Xtabentún
Xtabentún (liqueur)
Xtabentún is an anise liqueur made in Mexico's Yucatán region from anise seed, and fermented honey produced by bees from the nectar of xtabentún flowers. Rum is then added to the anise and honey mixture...
Balch, drink anise, Pozole with coco horchata
Horchata
Horchata or orxata is the name of several kinds of traditional beverage, made of ground almonds, sesame seeds, rice, barley, or tigernuts .-Etymology:...
, corn atole new fruit drinks in the region.
Settlements
The municipality contains some 135 officially named localities (localidades), among which the most populous settlements are- Panabá (Municipal Seat).
- Loche
- Cenote Yalsihon Buena Fe
- San Francisco.
- San Juan del Rio.