[5] Shortly after, forces of the National Guard were sent to the town and surrounding Tezoatlán de Segura y Luna municipality in order to restore government control.

[6] Yucuquimi de Ocampo's name is derived from the Mixtec phrase yucuquini which is officially translated as "cerro del lucero" in Spanish and roughly means "mountain of the morning star" in English.

[3] Many municipal vehicles in Yucuquimi de Ocampo also display the phrase "cerro del lucero" along with an image of a mountain with bright star hovering just above the summit.

[2] Many of Yucuquimi de Ocampo's inhabitants are skilled artisans, specializing in making articles out of dried palm leaves (see Basket weaving).

The people commonly make such things as floor mats, baskets, hats, ropes, fire fans and toys.