Tequila Recognized by UNESCO

The area where tequila is made was added yesterday to UNESCO's list of World Heritage Sites. The site covers an area of over 85 600 acres (34 600 ha) and includes beautiful blue agave fields and the colonial towns of Tequila, Arenal, and Amatitan, Jalisco. Large distilleries, haciendas dating back to the 18th Century, and archaeological sites are characteristic to the area. The cultivation of agave dates back to ancient times when the plant was used for its fiber, for food, and to make a fermented drink. It wasn't until the arrival of the Spaniards in the 1500s that distillation was added into the process and tequila was born.

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