Ojocaliente (population ~44,144) is a medium-sized town in the southeastern part of the Mexican state of Zacatecas.
The name of Ojocaliente (literally "hot eye") derives from its hot springs ("ojo" meaning pond or pool) and mineral veins that were exploited in the hills of Santiago.
The center of town is cut in half by the Pan American Highway # 45 Mexico - Ciudad Juarez.
Ojocaliente is a producer of beans, maize, barley, prickly pears, and potatoes; it also has grape groves and wine processing plants.
Ojocaliente is cradle of culture and art with artist, composers, chroniclers, mariachis, charros association and a school of arts.