San Marcos de Colón is a town, with a population of 13,920 (2023 calculation), and a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
in the
Honduran department of
Choluteca, located on the border with
Nicaragua
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The town is located on the Pan-American Highway near the Nicaraguan border town of
Somoto, and 192 km away from the capital
Tegucigalpa
Tegucigalpa ( )—formally Tegucigalpa, Municipality of the Central District ( or ''Tegucigalpa, M.D.C.''), and colloquially referred to as ''Tegus'' or ''Teguz''—is the capital and largest city of Honduras along with its sister city, Comaya ...
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History
The town received city status in 1927, though its origins date back to 1795.
Climate
The climate has traditionally been described as tropical. However, due to widespread agricultural deforestation and a higher altitude (3500 to 5000 feet above sea level); the climate can be more aptly described in many cases as temperate. It can be dusty in the dry season (January through March).
Sports
The local football team,
Atlético Pinares, played in the second tier of Honduran football until it sold its franchise to
Comayagua F.C. in 2012.
Notable people
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Pedro Joaquin Mendoza Caballero (born 1966), painter
References
Municipalities of the Choluteca Department
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