Nebaj
Nebaj situated north of the department of El Quiché, covers an area of approximately 650 km². Bordered on the north by the municipality of Ixcán, the east with the municipalities of Cotzal and Chajul, the south with the municipalities of Cunén and Sacapulas, all the department of El Quiché, and west by the municipalities of Aguacatán, Chiantla, Santa Eulalia, San Juan Ixcoy and Barillas; the department of Huehuetenango. This 91 kilometers from the provincial capital, and 254 kilometers from the capital city, and is one of three municipalities that make up the Ixil community Linguistics
Ixil language is one of the 22 languages recognized by the Academy of Mayan Languages of Guatemala. It is spoken with variations in geographic space of the municipalities of Nebaj, Chajul and Cotzal, north of the department of El Quiché.
The Community Linguistics Ixil, is part of the Mayan peoples of Guatemala, so its history is admirable.
The town of Nebaj has 90% or speaker of the language Ixil, and 8% and 2% Castilian language Kꞌicheꞌ, the beauty of his suit and mountains like the Cuchumatanes, south of town and its tourist attractions and its water births in their ranges. According to INE in 2002, Nebaj had 53.617 inhabitants, today there will be 80,000.
STATIONS TO MARK: The municipality has four seasons: summer, winter, spring and autumn.
CLIMATE:
cold Earth
MAIN COMMODITIES:
CEREAL PRODUCTS: corn, beans, peas, beans, chickpeas, etc.
Vegetables: potatoes, carrots, chard, beets, cabbage, etc.
LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS:
VEAL: cows, sheep, goats and pigs
PRODUCTS OF CRAFTS:
Textiles, leather, woodwork especially in furniture,
Means of transport:
Land: cars, trucks, vans, motorcycles, bicycles and beasts of burden.
It has an airfield. (Track)
TYPICAL FOOD:
Boxbol, cooked corn dough wrapped in leaves güisquil and accompanied by a tomato sauce or nugget chilacayote or squash.
Smoked beef broth beef and white corn gruel.
CENTERS TO VISIT
Falls Nebaj
Viewpoints: El Boqueron The Clavelinas
River of warm water violets
Cave Pulay
The lagoon Palo
