With the decline of the henequen industry, a process of economic diversification occurred in Tekantó. Today in this area maize is main crop, along with kidney beans, various vegetables, watermelon and some varieties of chili peppers. In addition to these crops, pigs and poultry are farmed. Beekeeping is also common in the area. Notable locals include Marrufo Cetina, Carlos Anastasio. Mandolinista and musical composer (1875–1932). Number of schools by educative level, to the year 2000, according to the Statistical Yearbook of the State of Yucatán, published by the INEGI:   Spelling of Mayan Names:  The spelling of Mayan names (family names, place names and others) will often vary from document to document, for this page the spellings used on the municipality web site have been adopted as the standard. Another recommended standard for place names is the SCT (Secretaria de Comunicaciones y Transportes) spelling, as this would then match any road signs. As there are more references to the municipality web site, the SCT spellings are not used throughout the page, but included below for reference. San Francisco Dzon is also known as San Francisco Tzon (INEGI) and San Francisco Izun (SCT)  Sanlatah is also known as Sanlatá (SCT).