Much of its recent growth can be credited to the construction of the cement factory, Cemento Moctezuma, An industry that was dominated by Casa Gloria During the decades of the 1960s and 1970s.

Cerritos is approximately an hour and a half (90 minutes) from the State's capital and largest city of San Luis [Potosi], with a population of about a million.

It was granted a train station which connected the state capital, San Luis Potosí, and Tampico, a port in the Gulf of Mexico.

Cerritos is now a growing city of San Luis Potosí Agriculture and Cement Production are the major contributors to its economic activity.

Cerritos hosts an annual "Feria," or traveling carnival in honor of the patron saint, San Juan Bautista for about a week and a half until the main celebration on June 24.

This festivity consists of booths that sell artifacts, ceramics, pottery, regional delicacies, food, drinks, games, literature, and small widgets among other things.