Solferino, Quintana Roo facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Solferino
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 Solferino
Location in Mexico
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| Country | Mexico |
| State | Quintana Roo |
| Municipality | Lázaro Cárdenas |
| Elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
| Population | 799 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern Time Zone) |
| Postal code |
77330
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| Area code(s) | 984 |
Solferino is a small town in the state of Quintana Roo, Mexico. It is part of the Lázaro Cárdenas area.
The town is about 10 meters (33 feet) above sea level. In 2010, about 799 people lived there. Solferino is close to the Yum Balam Protection Area of Flora and Fauna. This is a large protected nature reserve. It covers about 155,000 hectares (383,000 acres). The area has important wetlands and is part of the Yucatán region.
Nature and Wildlife
Solferino is surrounded by a thick jungle. The northern part of the town has lots of water plants and wetlands. These include salty lagoons and coastal marshes. You can find many red mangrove trees and seagrass.
The town's common land has a lowland evergreen jungle. This jungle has trees that lose some leaves but stay green most of the year. Some common trees are Chacah, Ramón, Lysiloma latisiliquum, Paurotis palm, and logwood. Local people call groups of these trees "ramonales" or "zapotal tintales."
This amazing natural area is home to many animals. You might see deer, badgers, pigs, foxes, raccoons, pacas, and turtles. There are also snakes like boas and pit vipers. Birds like brush turkeys and pheasants live here too. Many different songbirds, both local and those that migrate, can be found.
Because Solferino is near the coast and Isle of Holbox, it has many water birds. You can spot herons, pelicans, frigatebirds, and sometimes even ducks, flamingos, and cormorants.
People of Solferino
Out of the 799 people living in Solferino, 408 are male and 391 are female. Most of the people are indigenous. The main group is the Maya. About 15% of them speak both Maya and Spanish. The other 85% speak only Spanish.
There is also a small group of Tuxpeno people. They came from the state of Veracruz. They moved here when the area was settled in the late 1800s. This was when people started to harvest logwood, natural gum, and valuable trees.
History of Solferino
Historians have learned about Solferino's past from the people who live there. They say the town's old name was Labcáh. In the Maya language, this means old village. It was part of an ancient Maya area called Ekab. The Spanish explorers called Ekab The Great Cairo. This was because of all the boats moving around that the Maya used.
There is another story about how the town got its name, Solferino. The Urcelay family owned land here. They were in charge of harvesting logwood. This family piled up many logs in the center of the village. When it rained, the dye from the logs turned the village a reddish color. This color is known as magenta, or 'solferino' in Spanish. The town has been called Solferino ever since.
See also
In Spanish: Solferino (Quintana Roo) para niños
