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Mexico's tequila fields, a World Heritage site

GUADALAJARA: Tequila may have blurred the memory of many a drinker, but the Agave fields that produce it would not soon be forgotten: UNESCO has put them on its list of World Heritage sites. Residents of Mexico's mountainous Jalisco state on Wednesday toasted the addition of their blue-tinged, Tequila-producing Agave landscape to the list of places "considered to be of outstanding value to humanity," in the words of the U.N. agency.

The cactus-like Agave plant, which is native to the area, is grown in abundance around Tequila to meet the world's thirst for the fiery liquor. The sprawling blue fields make for an impressive spectacle, even from overflying passenger jets. Located about 70 km northeast of here, the town of Tequila is packed with breweries. — AP

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