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Agave Plants

These plants are being crossbred to produce an agave that yeilds tequila in ten or fifteen years instead of the typical twenty five.
Tequila

November 25th 2006
A couple of days ago, Dad and I and Leno drove about an hour outside of Guadalajara to Tequila, of the alcoholic beverage fame. There were agave plants everywhere, and huge canyons and volcanoes, and we went to a hacienda to see how they produce tequila. Other than that, we had a great seafood meal at a restaurant overlooking the valley, and headed home for afternoon siesta. Besides producing t ... read more
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