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San Marcos is a city in Texas, USA. The population was 34,733 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Hays County. Texas State University-San Marcos (formerly Southwest Texas State University) is located in the city.

San Marcos is the only habitat for the endangered Texas Blind Salamander (Eurycea rathbuni). The Aquarena Springs ecological education center is located in San Marcos.

The San Marcos Springs are the headwaters of the San Marcos River. This site, where more than 200 springs bubble up from the Edwards Aquifer and discharge an average of 225 million gallons of water daily, is one of the oldest continuously habitated places in North America. Artifacts discovered in digs conducted from 1979 to 1982 date back 12,000 years.

The pace of San Marcos is affected by the come-and-go of the students of Texas State University, which sits on the hill overlooking the town square. During summertime and spring and winter breaks the traffic is calmer, the restaurants less crowded, and the streets of the square quieter.

Since 1970, San Marcos has had an annual chili cookoff, the Chilympiad.

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