Mesa del Cobre is a town in the municipality of San Martín de Hidalgo in the Mexican state of Jalisco, approximately 2 hours southwest of Guadalajara.

[1] The official name of Mesa del Cobre (meaning “The Copper Mesa” ) comes from its copper-orange colored soil.

The nearest communities to Mesa del Cobre are El Cobre and Lagunillas, which reside 2 kilometers to the east.

90% of it is the export of agave for the production of tequila, sábila and corn.

The Cerro El Huehuentón (8399 ft.) is the highest elevated point in the Sierra de Quila that surrounds the town and is visited by more than 500 people a year.