Editing Cocoa panyols (section)

== Panyol Regions ==

Panyols were most prevalent in the forested mountain regions of the Northern Range including (Caura, [[Lopinot]], [[Arima]], [[Santa Cruz, Trinidad and Tobago|Santa Cruz]] and Maraval), and the [[Central Range (Trinidad and Tobago)|Central Range]] (especially the Montserrat and Tortuga districts). Also, large communities of panyols resided in the areas of Moruga, such as La Lune. The relocation of the village of Caura for the planned Caura Dam (which was never constructed) led to a major disruption of panyol communities. 
 
Many families relocated to the Lopinot Valley, but others moved into urban areas and were absorbed into the mainstream of Trinidadian life.  Some panyols merged into the [[Béké|French Creole]], [[Afro–Trinidadians and Tobagonians|Afro-Trinidadian]], East Indian communities and [[Dougla]] communities through intermarriage.  In the Paramin region of Maraval, in the Northern Range, there was significant integration into the French Patois-speaking communities, giving rise to the [[Parang music|Parang]] tradition in [[Paramin]] and the blending of Venezuelan and French Creole cultures.