Huasca de Ocampo
Huasca de Ocampo is a toun an municipality o the state o Hidalgo in central Mexico. It is locatit 34 km frae Pachuca an 16 km frae Real del Monte in the Sierra de Pachuca Muntains.[1][2] While the toun itsel it juist athin the muntain range, hintle o the municipal land in locatit in a valley that opens up tae the east o the toun. While ane o the first haciendas tae be established in Mexico is locatit here, economic development started with mining haciendas biggit bi Pedro Romero de Terreros in the 18t century. Bi the mid 20t century, nane o these haciendas wur in existence, haein been broken up intae ejido lands an some even fully or pairtially unner lakes creatit bi dams. While agricultur remains important economically, the aurie haes been promotit as a tourism destination, especially for weekend visitors frae Mexico Ceety, wi attractions such as canyons, traditional hooses, auld hacienda facilities an watterfaws.[3]
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| Huasca de Ocampo | |
 Streetview leukin towards parish kirk | |
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 Location o the municipality o Huasca de Ocampo in Hidalgo. | |
  Huasca | |
| Coordinates: 20°12′10″N 98°34′33″W / 20.20278°N 98.57583°W | |
| Kintra |  Mexico |
| State | Hidalgo (state) |
| Foondit | 18t century |
| Municipal Status | 1864 |
| Govrenment | |
| • Municipal Preses | Álvaro López Vaca |
| Elevation of seat | 2100 m (6,900 ft) |
| Population (2005)Municipality | |
| • Municipality | 15,201 |
| • Seat | 543 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| Postal code (of seat) | 43503 |
| Website | Website |
References
eedit- ↑ "Estado de Hidalgo Huasca de Ocampo". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México (in Spanish). Mexico: Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. 2005. Archived frae the original on 17 Mey 2011. Retrieved 15 Julie 2010.CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)
- ↑ Ma. Eugenia Monroy (16 November 1997). "Fin de Semana/ Dese unos aires en Hidalgo". Reforma (in Spanish). Mexico City. p. 18. Unknown parameter
|trans_title=ignored (help)CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link) - ↑ Quintanar Hinojosa, Beatriz, ed. (2008). "Mexico Desconocido Guia de Hidalgo". Mexico Desconocido (in Spanish). Mexico City: Impresiones Aéreas S.A. de C.V.: 28–41. ISSN 1870-9400.CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)