Huasca de Ocampo
Mexico’s first Magic Town (Pueblo Mágico), known for its elf legends, pottery, trout and surrounding haciendas.
Huasca de Ocampo became Mexico’s first “Pueblo Mágico” (Magic Town) in 2001. Its old streets of white walls and red-tiled roofs wrap around the 16th-century Church of San Juan Bautista, and local lore tells of forest elves, with a small elf museum in town. The area produces red clay pottery and woodcrafts. Nearby trout streams offer fishing and grilled trout. Scattered around the area are silver-mining haciendas such as Santa María Regla and San Miguel Regla, along with basalt columns, so it is well worth a full day. It is about 35 km from Pachuca.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Basaltic Prisms of Santa María Regla
- Hacienda Santa María Regla
- Peñas Cargadas
- Mina de Acosta Museum
- English Cemetery (Panteón Inglés)
- Real del Monte (Mineral del Monte)
- Museo del Paste
- Peña del Cuervo