Esquipulas Palo Gordo () is a town and municipality in the San Marcos department of Guatemala. The town was founded on 24 December 1826 year. In the 1920s it was merged with San Marcos, but in 1948 it recovered its autonomy again.
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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.
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 between January 12 and 17.
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 âÂÂUCNâÂÂ.
Esquipulas Palo Gordo has temperate climate (Köppen:Cwb).
Esquipulas Palo Gordo can be reached two ways:
It is surrounded by San Marcos Department municipalities: