Its name derives from the Nahuatl Huascazaloyam, meaning "place of birds, water, vegetation and joy", adopting the "de Ocampo" in honor of the famous politician Melchor Ocampo, who, for a short time , he lived in this place, after leaving Mexico City because of the repressive policies imposed by then-President Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, at the beginning of the second half of the nineteenth century. It was founded between 1760 and 1780 by Don Pedro Romero de Terreros, named Count of Regla by the Spanish crown, who built the haciendas of San Miguel Regla, San Francisco Javier, San Antonio Regla and Santa Maria Regla, where gold and silver benefited; born as district January 16, 1869 and as a municipality in 1870. Places of Huasca de Ocampo Magic Town Ex Hacienda San Miguel Regla is an eighteenth century building that serves as the metal finance profit. Currently largely preserved his helmet, where a hotel, arcs that were part of the courts and the furnaces where it was extracted silver. works Ex Hacienda Santa Maria Regla was the residence of Pedro Romero de Terreros, first Count of Regla, who named it in honor to the Virgin of this devotion is venerated in Chipiona province of Cadiz, Spain, from where he came. It was the first silver benefit hacienda that existed in the region; still part of their yards and a magnificent chapel are preserved with sober baroque facade. The Basaltic Prisms are incredible geometric basalt columns located at the foot of a canyon lapped by the waters of the dam San Antonio. Alongside this impressive waterfall (40 m) is the Ex Hacienda Santa Maria Regla, where Humboldt, impressed by its beauty, the pencils in 1803. They are located 5 km northeast of Huasca de Ocampo. The Huariche It is an ecotourism and fisheries development ejido located in the community of Ojo de Agua, near Santa Maria Regla. The place has cabins and camping platforms and a beautiful forest of oaks. The Zembo beautiful spot that also has cabins for visitors, accompanied by his family, enjoy direct contact with nature. El Bosque de las Truchas Located in the municipality of Huasca de Ocampo, this site is ideal for fishing for rainbow trout. On site you can rent all the equipment necessary for the practice of this activity. Peña del Aire Located north of Santa María Regla, a small dirt road in this place is a huge basalt rock that at first glance seems It is suspended in the air. The visual effect is even more impressive and deep canyon that is located to one side, as it seems to be endless. The landscape is surrounded by beautiful green landscapes ideal for ecotourism in its different forms. Presa de la Cruz Located just 2 km from San Miguel Regla, in this place you can go fishing for trout, surrounded by incredible scenery. On one side of the dam, the locals offer to cook the trout fishing just a visitor. The tram and Tourist Transport Executive Los Alamos offers, all weekends, a pleasant journey full of history in the middle of Huasca de Ocampo and its main haciendas in the tourist tram. The trip takes an hour and a half. Parties Magic Town Huasca de Ocampo The parties are held in this place with great joy, sing Las Mañanitas with mariachi band, no fences, rodeos and dances, besides sporting events and cultural, literary-musical and sale of crafts programs. The main celebrations in Huasca de Ocampo are: from 3 to 8 January Fiesta de Reyes. There are fireworks, rodeos and native dance as well as cultural and sporting events.January 20, Feast of St. Sebastian. processions at Easter. June 24, the Feast of San Juan Bautista.From 11 to 13 December Celebrations of the Virgin . There are snacks and rides. Gastronomy of Huasca de Ocampo Magic Town From traditional and exquisite cuisine of Huasca, we recommend pastes: pie made from flour, lard or butter and salt, stuffed with beef, potato and leek or onion.Its name is a degeneration of the word pastry, which was formerly lunch of English miners. Nor forget to taste the famous muéganos. Craft Magic Town Huasca de Ocampo hands and ingenuity of women and men of Huasca de Ocampo They have for traveling woolen garments; jugs, dishes and other objects of red mud; wooden furniture and wrought iron. On the main street you can also find several shops with counters and shelves in oak offer, among other goods, paraffin candles, brooms rigging or seeds.