Concepción Las Minas

The municipal fiesta is held at the end of February and is in honor of the Virgin.

Politically, the Concepción Las Minas municipality is bounded to the east by Honduras, to the south by El Salvador and to the west by the Jutiapa Department of Guatemala.

The municipality lies on the Montecristo Massif with its highest point being the Monte Cristo volcano, known as Trifino de Monte Cristo (2,194 metres (7,198 ft)) which Guatemala shares with El Salvador and Honduras.

The only protected area is the Trifinio Biosphere Reserve, which is also known as the Biosfera de la Fraternidad.

The municipality exports cattle and other livestock, but relies heavily on remittances from emigres in the United States.