Agave Landscape and Ancient Industrial Facilities of Tequila

The Agave Landscape and Ancient Industrial Facilities of Tequila is a cultural UNESCO World Heritage Site in Mexico.

[1] The 35,019-hectare site is part of an expansive landscape of blue agave, shaped by the culture of the plant used since the 16th century to produce the spirit known as tequila and for at least two millennia to make fermented drinks (such as pulque) and cloth.

[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 Tequila, Magdalena, El Arenal and Amatitan.

[1] The area is also testimony to the Teuchitlan tradition (AD 200-900) which shaped the landscape through the creation of terraces for agriculture, housing, temples, ceremonial mounds and ball courts.