It is the fifth-most populated city in the state, behind San Luis Potosí, Soledad de Graciano Sánchez, Ciudad Valles, and Matehuala.

With depths of more than 50 meters and a sub aquatic cavern the area well known to scuba divers and the scientific community in San Luis Potosí for its archaeological remains.

Las Grutas de la Catedral y del Ángel, are caverns situated near Rioverde, although slightly remote from federal highway Route 70.

Las Grutas de la Catedral gets its name because the stalactites and stalagmites have formed a veritable cathedral in its interior with a pulpit, a choir and some pews.

The municipality of Rioverde is located in the "Middle Zone" (Zona Media) of the state of San Luis Potosí, in the Sierra Madre Oriental.