# Nuevo Progreso, San Marcos

Nuevo Progreso (Spanish pronunciation:) is a municipality in the San Marcos department of Guatemala.

## History

The municipality was created on 17 October 1889 as "El Progreso'. After the murder of president general José María Reina Barrios on 8 February 1898, lawyer Manuel Estrada Cabrera reached power and from the very beginning of his tenure he set up a dictatorial rule, which would last 22 years. The president admirers began a program by which numerous locations and structures were named after the Presidente, and then El Progreso became "Estrada Cabrera" in 1898.
In 1908, following with the adulation program, the municipality was renamed, this time as "San Joaquin", a male version of Estrada Cabrera's mother name, Joaquina Cabrera -who had died on 3 July 1908- during the Fiestas Minervalias on 4 November 1908. Finally, it was named "Nuevo Progreso" on 3 May 1920, by president Carlos Herrera y Luna, who issued an executive order to remove all references to Estrada Cabrera and his mother after the former president ousting on 17 April 1920.
Nuevo Progreso is also known as "El Valle Escondido" (English: "The hidden valley") of the San Marcos Department coast.

### Name changes over the years

| # | Name | Begin date | End date |
| 1. | El Progreso | 17 October 1889 | 1898 |
| 2. | Estrada Cabrera | 1898 | 4 November 1898 |
| 3. | San Joaquín | 4 November 1908 | 3 May 1920 |
| 4. | Nuevo Progreso | 3 May 1920 | Current name |

## Health system

Nuevo Progreso is most well known for the "Hospital de la Familia" located there. Medical specialists from the United States visit to offer care to those in need. When the specialists are in town, people often visit from across the country because of the expert care they can receive.

## Climate

Nuevo Progreso has tropical climate(Köppen:Am).
Climate data for Nuevo Progreso :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30.2 (86.4) | 30.6 (87.1) | 32.0 (89.6) | 31.8 (89.2) | 31.5 (88.7) | 30.3 (86.5) | 30.9 (87.6) | 31.1 (88.0) | 30.4 (86.7) | 30.2 (86.4) | 30.1 (86.2) | 30.0 (86.0) | 30.8 (87.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 24.2 (75.6) | 24.4 (75.9) | 25.7 (78.3) | 26.0 (78.8) | 26.0 (78.8) | 25.3 (77.5) | 25.4 (77.7) | 25.6 (78.1) | 25.4 (77.7) | 25.1 (77.2) | 24.8 (76.6) | 24.3 (75.7) | 25.2 (77.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 18.2 (64.8) | 18.3 (64.9) | 19.4 (66.9) | 20.2 (68.4) | 20.5 (68.9) | 20.3 (68.5) | 20.0 (68.0) | 20.2 (68.4) | 20.4 (68.7) | 20.1 (68.2) | 19.5 (67.1) | 18.6 (65.5) | 19.6 (67.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 33 (1.3) | 37 (1.5) | 96 (3.8) | 250 (9.8) | 473 (18.6) | 623 (24.5) | 488 (19.2) | 575 (22.6) | 697 (27.4) | 643 (25.3) | 195 (7.7) | 60 (2.4) | 4,170 (164.1) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org ||||||||||||||

## Geographic location

It is surrounded by San Marcos Department municipalities, except on the South, where it borders Coatepeque, a Quetzaltenango municipality.
vtePlaces adjacent to Nuevo Progreso, San Marcos :
Esquipulas Palo Gordo
San Marcos
San Cristóbal Cucho
Pajapita and El Tumbador
Nuevo Progreso
La Reforma and El Quetzal
Coatepeque, Quetzaltenango municipality :