Agave Landscape and Ancient Industrial Facilities of Tequila

Agave Landscape and Ancient Industrial Facilities of Tequila
Agave field near Tequila, Jalisco
Location	Valles Region, Jalisco
Coordinates	20°51′34″N 103°46′00″W / 20.8595°N 103.7666°W / 20.8595; -103.7666

Latin America and the Caribbean

The Agave Landscape and Ancient Industrial Facilities of Tequila is a cultural

fermented drinks (such as pulque) and cloth.^[1] Within the landscape are working distilleries reflecting the growth in the consumption of tequila in the 19th and 20th centuries.^[1] Today, this agave culture is seen as part of Mexican national identity.^[1] The Tequila landscape has contributed to many works of art such as film, music, dance, and paintings.^[2]

The site includes the living, working agave fields and the urban settlements of

ball courts.^[1]

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References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Agave Landscape and Ancient Industrial Facilities of Tequila". UNESCO. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
^ "Agave Landscape and Ancient Industrial Facilities of Tequila". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 5 November 2018.

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