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Conejo Village
“The village of Conejo is approximately 90 years old. It was founded in 1907 by Jose Makin. He did his farming in the area prior to its settlement. The village is comprised of Ke’kchi Maya who engage in the production of pigs, corn, and rice to earn their living. In 1950 the village sprang from one household family to twenty-two household families.” - The Maya Atlas
Conejo is located on the all weather Sunday Wood road. The population of the village consists of approximately 200 people, with about 20 households. The economic activities of the community are limited to subsistence farming (milpa-farmed rice, corn and beans). A few farmers cultivate organic cacao. Conejo is one of the oldest villages in the region, with a history of over 100 years of settlement and cultivation. Over time the village has experienced both in and out migration. Conejo and Midway are perhaps the two villages which the most direct interest in the park, as both lie within about one and a half to two miles from the park boundary, and both have traditionally farmed within the park area.
Conejo relies on limited number hand pumps for water, but most families use surface water bodies to collect the domestic water supply. The village has no electricity. There is a primary school, and the Alcalde performs community police functions. Housing consists of thatch and there are no shops. The Rax Mu Quiche logging group is operating successfully in Conejo.
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