Pokomchí Quick Facts

Climate

Temperate & Humid – Rains for periods, daily May – March

Flora and Fauna

High altitude Cloud Forests
Orchids
Quetzal Bird (national bird; very rare)
Small Deer

Literacy Rate
  • In Spanish Language= 15%
  • In Pokomchí Language= 1%
Stats for Alta Verapz (where Pokomchí live)
  • People living in poverty = second highest nationally = 75%
  • People living in extreme poverty = third highest nationally = 35%
  • Index for human development = Lowest nationally
  • Index for social exclusion = Highest nationally
Cash Crops
  • Coffee
  • Cardamom
  • Pacaya (spear-shaped fruit with a frond in the middle)
  • Ornamental Ferns
  • Lumber