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By 1900 the mines began to shut down.
The booming town began to dwindle.
A fraction of the population stayed in Cerrillos.
Today only a few of the buildings from Cerrillo's boom remain.
Some of the buildings still show evidence of past movies filmed ( Young Guns and Outrageous Fortune ) on Main Street.
The church still stands at the end of Main Street.
The local people attend mass on Sunday.
There are a few businesses that tourist and locals can use and a petting zoo with a trading post that features Cerrillos turquoise and a mining museum.
Cerrillos Hill State Park has 5 miles of multi-use trails with an ADA trail to the village overlook.
The State Park is located a half mile north of the village on CR 59.
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