Esquipulas Palo Gordo () is a town and

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

in the

San Marcos department San Marcos is a department in northwestern Guatemala, on the Pacific Ocean and along the western Guatemala-Mexico border. The department's capital is the city of San Marcos. History Colonial period The Spanish conquest of Guatemalan Highlan ...

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. The town was founded on 24 December 1826 year. In the 1920s it was merged with

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, but in 1948 it recovered its autonomy again.

Political division

Natural resources

Natural resources in the municipality are mainly cattle, forestry and agriculture. The main agricultural products are: sugar cane, corn, wheat, potato, and beans; the land is flat and fertile.

Tourism

Esquipulas Palo Gordo has several natural attractions; among them is Ixtagel hill and the Quetzal refuge in Fraternidad village, along with a large forest area that covers approximately 50% of the municipal area and has extensive fauna variety. The municipality celebrates its annual fair in honor of the Black Christ of

Esquipulas Esquipulas (Nahuatl: Isquitzuchil, "place where flowers abound"), officially Municipality of Esquipulas, whose original name was Yzquipulas, is a town, with a population of 18,667 (2018 census), and a municipality located in the department of Chi ...

between January 12 and 17.

Politics

In 2011, a woman joined the mayoral race in Esquipulas Palo Gordo for the very first time, when Edilma Marleny Ochoa Barrios ran for Unión del Cambio Nacional —UCN—.

Climate

Esquipulas Palo Gordo has temperate climate (

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:''Cwb'').

Geographic location

Esquipulas Palo Gordo can be reached two ways: *From

Guatemala City Guatemala City ( es, Ciudad de Guatemala), known locally as Guatemala or Guate, is the capital and largest city of Guatemala, and the most populous urban area in Central America. The city is located in the south-central part of the country, nest ...

to San Marcos: Ruta Interamericana, 252 km highway *From

: 7.5 km national route It is surrounded by

San Marcos Department San Marcos is a department in northwestern Guatemala, on the Pacific Ocean and along the western Guatemala-Mexico border. The department's capital is the city of San Marcos. History Colonial period The Spanish conquest of Guatemalan Highlan ...

municipalities:

References

External links

* Film documentary
Esquipulas Palo Gordo
* Film documentary
Esquipulas Palo Gordo (2)Some information
(in Spanish) {{San Marcos Department Municipalities of the San Marcos Department