In the present time it has taken a long boom the textile activity. San Marcos is a city with much cultural and religious tradition, its patron saint festivities are performed each year in the month of April on 24 and 25, in honor of its patron saint San Marcos apostle which owes its name the city.

Today San Marcos is a University Town, in it we can find the University Ave Maria and the University Uponic and at the same time are 2 bank branches BAC and BANCENTRO.

The youthful atmosphere of the town center of San Marcos is due to the campus at a foreign university settled here, where they are also national students. The center of neocolonial countenance, it has restaurants and some lodges. During their festivities of the patron saint, 24 and April 25, can be seen several colorful folk dances caracenos. In this municipality coffee there are some ecotourism sites to visit.

From the capital itself can also be reached by the road which passes through ticuantepe and Conception (36 kilometers). There are buses to San Marcos in the terminals of the UCA and the Israel Lewites market.

It is also accessible from the department of Masaya, by the road that comes from Catarina and passes through the towns of Niquinohomo and Masatepe. There are buses and taxis are available from any of these cities.

San Marcos, the city of Jinotepe is 5 kilometers on a road linking the two cities.