The Agave Plants

Tequila and the Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary

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February 15th 2009
Hello guys, I've done a couple of trips since I've been back at uni, first to Tequila, the little town that produces the great drink, and the Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary. Tequila is this cute little old town with nothing much in it but Agave (cactus) fields and tequila processing plants. We whiled away an afternoon having lunch, wandering about the town and taking a tour through Jose Cuervo wh ... read more

North America » Mexico » Michoacán » Morelia

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The site of advanced Amerindian civilizations, Mexico came under Spanish rule for three centuries before achieving independence early in the 19th century. A devaluation of the peso in late 1994 threw Mexico into economic turmoil, triggering the worst... ... read more