Tecoh

Tecoh is a town in the state of Yucatán, Mexico, located at coord|20|44|31|N|89|28|28|W, some 40 km south-east of Mérida, Yucatán. As of 2003, Tecoh had a population of about 8,500 people. Most of the population is Maya. A number of buildings in the town were built atop older Pre-Columbian foundations. "Tecoh" means "Place of the Puma" in the Maya language, which is still widely spoken here.

Most of the plantations found in Tecoh are used to grow henequen, sugar, corn, and tropical fruit.

External links

* [http://www.colonial-mexico.com/Yucatan/tecoh.html Tecoh on colonial-mexico.com]