San Marcos, Carazo
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 San Marcos
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| Coordinates: 11°55′N 86°12′W / 11.917°N 86.2°WCoordinates: 11°55′N 86°12′W / 11.917°N 86.2°W | |
| Country |  Nicaragua |
| Department | Carazo |
San Marcos is a municipality in the Carazo Department of Nicaragua. It is located at 45 kilometres (28 mi) south from the capital, Managua, and has a population of around 30,600 inhabitants.
San Marcos has wonderful weather that enables the production of coffee and a large variety of tropical flowers and fruits. San Marcos' inhabitants are a Catholic majority, a heritage of the Spaniard Colonization. They are fervent followers of the Spaniard Catholic Traditions. For example, the most notorious festivity, where many people gather every year, is the celebration of their Patron San Marcos. San Marcos' Catholic Parish Church, in the middle of the town square, is a legacy of the Spaniard influence, as could be seen in its construction and designs.
The town of Concord, Massachusetts, United States, is a sister-city to San Marcos.
[edit] Education
San Marcos is host to the Ave Maria University Latin American Campus, a branch of Ave Maria University (headquartered in Naples, Florida, USA), giving San Marcos the prestige of a University City. Receiving students from all over Central America and the United States, Ave Maria University occupies the building where the famous Normal de Señoritas Salvadora de Somoza was located. This was an institution that educated young girls to become elementary school teachers. It was also the host of students from all over the country and Central America. Critics, however, point out that the Ave Maria University is very expensive (circa US$5,000 per semester). It is accredited by AALE (American Academy for Liberal Arts Education) and is in the final steps of the accreditation process with SACS the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (2010).
[edit] Notable people from San Marcos
San Marcos is known for being the place where Anastasio Somoza García, one of the successors of the Somoza's dynasty, was born. His house, located in the country side of the city, is considered a historic site.
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