Cerro de San Pedro

Cerro de San Pedro is a town and seat of the Municipality of Cerro de San Pedro, located in the state of San Luis Potosí in central Mexico. It is located in hills, 5km northeast of the city of San Luis Potosí., the population was 95. The townsite is now threatened by the new and adjacent open pit gold mining operations.LocationThe village is located in the central part of the state, at 2040m above sea level. The city borders Soledad de Graciano Sánchez on the north and west, Armadillo de los Infante on the east, and San Luis Potosí city on the southwest, and Villa de Zaragoza on the south. The coordinates of the city center are 100° 49’ west longitude and 22° 13’ north latitude.HistoryThe hills were in the homelands of the indigenous Chichimeca people and Guachichil people during the Pre-Columbian era.The town started as a Spanish colonial mining settlement for gold and silver, and was formally established in 1592. It was the founding town of the state, and a symbol of its mineral rich hill is prominent in the state's coat of arms. Unfortunately, the hill has disappeared in the 2010s, due to the new open pit mine consuming its mass and site.