Cerro Prieto, Hidalgo

Cerro Prieto is a small rural town located in the county of La Misión in the northwestern part of the Mexican state of Hidalgo. The geography of Cerro Prieto and the surrounding communities is mountainous and semi-arid, as per characteristic of the Sierra Gorda region. The economic activity consists of local grocery stores providing electricity, internet and gas services. Subsistence agriculture is practiced by a large segment of the population and many families have had members migrate to the state's capital Pachuca and to the United States in order to escape the cycle of rural poverty.