On the outskirts of the regional centerplace, Cuilapa, Oratorio is mainly an agricultural worker habitat.

Oratorio sits in a deep valley, so the sun rises late and sets early.

The small town is stretched along one of the international two-lane highways that leads to El Salvador.

In the constitution of the State of Guatemala that was promulgated in 1825, after the Independence of Central America in 1821, Oratorio was part of the Circuit of Cuajiniquilapa for the delivery of justice through jury trials, in the 3rd District (Mita) .

Another of the most well-known fairs in Oratorio is that of the Finca El Soyate, which in the month of January from 13 to 15 celebrate its patronal feast in honor of the Black Christ of Esquipulas.