Municipality of San Marcos Santa Barbara
San Marcos is a municipality in the department of Santa Bárbara in Honduras.
In the first population count of 1791, it was part of the curate of Petoa, while in the Political Territorial Division of 1896, it was already a municipality in the Quimistán District.
Location
San Marcos is located 45 minutes away from the city of San Pedro Sula, at kilometer 56 on the western highway. The municipality borders the municipality of Quimistán to the north, the municipalities of Trinidad and San Luis to the south, the municipality of Petoa to the east, and the municipality of Macuelizo to the west.
Villages
- San Marcos
- Agua Tapada
- Bella Vista
- Campo Alegre
- Corralito
- Chumbagua
- El Chorro
- El Llano de Los Panales
- El Robledal
- La Presa
- La Puerta
- Las Minitas
- Piletas
- Plan de Lola
- Potrerillos
- Regadío
- San Francisco de Los Valles
- Sitio Viejo
- Zapote No.1
- Zapote No.2
Traditional Games Festival
On April 31, 2006, the VII Traditional Games Festival was held in the town of San Marcos, Santa Bárbara. In this edition, the objective was to give a special tribute to the young Gaby Flores for her outstanding international participation, remembering her from Código F.A.M.A., and also to the journalist Neida Sandoval for her career in Hispanic television in the United States of America. In 2009, Jorge Alejandro Flores, younger brother of Gaby Flores, composed the official theme for the traditional games.
The main objective of creating the festival is to rescue the games and remind parents that these activities are recreational and allow them to spend more time with their children, sharing emotions throughout the generations.
This festival is a tradition in San Marcos, as it is celebrated every year and people from other countries come to share a weekend in this wonderful municipality.
