Zacazonapan
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Zacazonapan is a tiny municipality in México State, near Mexico City. The estimated population in 1990 was about 1,482 inhabitants. In english the name could be spell as(sah-kah-so-NAH-pahn), is located in Mexico, specifically in central Mexico, 40 mi/64 km SW of Toluca de Lerdo; 18°58'N 100°11'W.
The most important economic activity is the agriculture of maize (corn), sugarcane and other minor crops, and the cattle raising of the variety zebu, which is very suitable to raise in the subtropical weather of this location. The subtropical weather is due to the height of the location above the sea level.
The way to Zacazonapan from Mexico City begins firstly in Toluca, then around the volcano "Nevado de Toluca" following the road to Valle de Bravo, the visitor can see the tipically forest landscapes near the volcano and then after the climbing,suddenly the change and the appearing of tropical and subtropical vegetation.
Zacazonapan comes from the indigenous language Nahuatl and means in Spanish "En el río del zacate cabezón", literally translated in English as "over the river of the big headed grass"
Zacazonapan is surrounded by a beautiful landscape, with the hills called los Tres Reyes Magos "The Three Wise Men", called so, because of the shape of three tops of the hills resemble the shape of the popular biblical characters of the kings in the way to visit baby Jesus in Bethlehem. The other peculiar landmark is the hill Sombrero Japonés "The Japanese Hat" a mountain with a shape that resembles the hats used by the japanese peasants.
The only industrial activity in the area came in 1995 with the opening of zinc mine, located almost 10 kilometers from the town, this mining facility equipped with a concentration plant, produces zinc and lead concentrates with a few traces of gold and silver, the whole production is sent to Torreón, Coahuila (northern Mexico) and to Japan.