World Heritage Identification Number: 1209
World Heritage since: 2006
Category: Cultural Heritage
Transboundary Heritage: No
Endangered Heritage: No
Country: 🇲🇽 Mexico
Continent: Americas
UNESCO World Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
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Exploring the Agave Landscape and Ancient Industrial Facilities of Tequila: A Cultural UNESCO World Heritage Site
The Agave Landscape and Ancient Industrial Facilities of Tequila, inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2006, offers a unique blend of natural beauty, cultural heritage, and industrial tradition that reflects the rich history and national identity of Mexico. This expansive 35,019-hectare site, nestled between the foothills of the Tequila Volcano and the deep valley of the Rio Grande River, is a testament to the longstanding relationship between humans and the blue agave plant.
More to come…UNESCO Description of the World Heritage Site
The 34,658 ha site, between the foothills of the Tequila Volcano and the deep valley of the Rio Grande River, is part of an expansive landscape of blue agave, shaped by the culture of the plant used since the 16th century to produce tequila spirit and for at least 2,000 years to make fermented drinks and cloth. Within the landscape are working distilleries reflecting the growth in the international consumption of tequila in the 19th and 20th centuries. Today, the agave culture is seen as part of national identity. The area encloses a living, working landscape of blue agave fields and the urban settlements of Tequila, Arenal, and Amatitan with large distilleries where the agave ‘pineapple' is fermented and distilled. The property is also a testimony to the Teuchitlan cultures which shaped the Tequila area from AD 200-900, notably through the creation of terraces for agriculture, housing, temples, ceremonial mounds and ball courts.
Encyclopedia Record: 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. 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 and cloth. Within the landscape are working distilleries reflecting the growth in the consumption of tequila in the 19th and 20th centuries. Today, this agave culture is seen as part of Mexican national identity. The Tequila landscape has contributed to many works of art such as film, music, dance, and paintings.Additional Site Details
Area: 35,018.85 hectares
(iv) — Outstanding example of a type of building or landscape
(v) — Outstanding example of traditional human settlement
(vi) — Directly associated with events or living traditions
Coordinates: 20.8630555555 , -103.7786111111
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