Cansahcab (municipality)

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Cansahcab (In the Yucatec Maya Language: “Place of the four white caves”) is a small (146.90 km²)[1] municipality in the Mexican state of Yucatan located roughly 50km southeast of the Merida. The population of Cansahcab is between 4500 and 5000[1], with much of its adult male population working in the United States. Economic activity in Cansahcab is quite minimal; the town subsists largely on remittances sent by family members working abroad.[citation needed]

Every year from September 14 – 16th Cansahcab holds an annual fair or “fiesta del pueblo” during which an impromptu bullfighting ring is set up to host much of the festivities which include a charreria, bullfighting and folkloric dancing.

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Notable locals include General Teodosio Canto who was governor of the state of Yucatan from 1882-1886.

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  1. ^ a b Nuestros municipios - Cansahcab (HTML). Retrieved on 2007-10-26.

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Coordinates: 21°10′N 89°06′W / 21.167, -89.1