title: El Tumbador
text: # El Tumbador
  
  El Tumbador is a town and municipality in the San Marcos department of Guatemala. The population is mostly of Mam people, who speak their own language. It was founded in 1878.
  
  The main source of income is agriculture—farming and animal husbandry. People produce mostly coffee, but also sugarcane, beans, cassava, fruits and spices—cardamom and macadamia. Cattle, horses, sheep and goats are bred in the area as well.
  
  El Tumbador gave its name to the Belgian Non-governmental organization Tumbador vzw that used to support a project in the municipality.
  
  ## Climate
  
  El Tumbador has tropical climate (Köppen: Am).
  
  Climate data for El Tumbador :
  
  | Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Average high °C (°F) | 28.7 (83.7) | 29.0 (84.2) | 29.9 (85.8) | 30.0 (86.0) | 29.6 (85.3) | 28.4 (83.1) | 29.0 (84.2) | 29.2 (84.6) | 28.3 (82.9) | 28.3 (82.9) | 28.4 (83.1) | 28.6 (83.5) | 29.0 (84.1) |
  | Daily mean °C (°F) | 22.6 (72.7) | 22.9 (73.2) | 23.6 (74.5) | 24.0 (75.2) | 23.9 (75.0) | 23.2 (73.8) | 23.4 (74.1) | 23.5 (74.3) | 23.1 (73.6) | 23.1 (73.6) | 22.9 (73.2) | 22.8 (73.0) | 23.3 (73.9) |
  | Average low °C (°F) | 16.6 (61.9) | 16.8 (62.2) | 17.3 (63.1) | 18.1 (64.6) | 18.3 (64.9) | 18.0 (64.4) | 17.8 (64.0) | 17.9 (64.2) | 17.9 (64.2) | 17.9 (64.2) | 17.5 (63.5) | 17.0 (62.6) | 17.6 (63.7) |
  | Average precipitation mm (inches) | 47 (1.9) | 58 (2.3) | 121 (4.8) | 260 (10.2) | 536 (21.1) | 724 (28.5) | 513 (20.2) | 543 (21.4) | 747 (29.4) | 618 (24.3) | 187 (7.4) | 76 (3.0) | 4,430 (174.5) |
  | Source: Climate-Data.org ||||||||||||||
  
  ## Geographic location
  
  It is surrounded by San Marcos Department municipalities:
  
  Places adjacent to El Tumbador :
  
  El Rodeo, San Rafael Pie de la Cuesta and Esquipulas Palo Gordo
  
  El Rodeo
  
  Catarina
  
  El Tumbador
  
  Nuevo Progreso
  
  Pajapita and Nuevo Progreso
  
  Nuevo Progreso :
  
  