Source: Weatherbase [2] Education, Health and Housing[ edit ] The town has 4 levels of schools: preschool , primary , secondary and high school. There is a library located in the headquarters. In , there were people counted as illiterate and by this number was reduced to According to the census, the literacy rate for people between 15 and 24 years of age was Typical housing in the region is constructed from wooden posts with wattle and daub walls locally known as bajareques and roofed with Huan, long narrow plant leaves , however most are built with concrete blocks , cement , wood and sheet-metal.
Clothing and Customs[ edit ] Normally women wear simple hupiles , highlighting the embroidered square neck and edge of the clothing. This is worn over a medium length skirt of figured fustian supported by a waistband of the same material. As footwear they wear sandals and to protect themselves from the sun they wear shawls. Country people, especially the elderly, dress in baggy trousers made from blanket material, a shirt buttoned down the front, an apron of ticking and a straw hat.
For farm shows and major fiestas the women dress up in the terno, a three piece outfit of full-length white skirt with decorated hem, an under-garment made with fine materials and with a colored border and over this is worn a highly decorated top with a square neck, decorated with lace and usually hand-made embroidery in cross stitch.
This is complemented by long gold chains, earrings, coral rosaries, filigree decorations and a shawl with the Virgin Mary. The men wear white straight cut pants, jackets without lapels locally called Filipino jackets made of fine material, the better one having gold buttons, espadrilles and jipijapa hats, without forgetting the traditional red scarf popularly known as a bandana and essential for the jarana , a local dance.
For All Saints' Day and The Day of the Dead it is tradition to place an altar in a main room in the house, where the favorite food of the dead is offered up to them. Traditional Mucbil chicken accompanied by atole of corn and chocolate beaten with water. In the regional fiestas people dance jaranas and there is showing off among the participants. Food[ edit ] The savory cuisine of the region is composed of pork, chicken and venison , with spicy sauces with a base of habanero chilli and maize.
