1. AGAVE LANDSCAPE, JALISCO

The Agave Landscape in Jalisco extends across five municipalities: Tequila, Magdalena, Teuchitlán, Amatitán, and El Arenal, with its buffer zone encompassing the entirety of some of them. This landscape in the state of Jalisco is one of the most important cultural landscapes in Mexico, not only for its natural significance but also for the cultural tradition that has been preserved for centuries.

Information from the intercensal survey 2015 (IIEG) o landacape that illustrates a new significative stage in human history. o utilization of the land, that is representative of one or more cultures or of human interaction with the environment, especially when it becomes vulnerable to the impact of irreversible changes. o C6: Being directly or tangibly associated with living events or traditions, with ideas or beliefs, with artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance. (The committee considers that this criterion should preferably be accompanied by other criteria).

In 2006, the Agave Landscape was declared a World Heritage Site (Cultural Landscape category) by UNESCO. The aim is to preserve the landscape formed by the slopes of the Tequila Volcano and the deep canyon of the Rio Grande de Santiago, as well as the landscape transformed by human activity through the cultivation of Blue Agave and the industrial heritage consisting of tequila factories.

Out of the 6 cultural criteria required for the Agave Landscape to be included in this UNESCO category, 4 were met for its inscription. (C2: Bearing a unique or at least exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition or to a civilization which is living or has disappeared. C4: Being an outstanding example of a type of building, architectural or technological ensemble).

C5: Being an eminent example of a human settlement tradition, utilization of the sea.

SOURCE: Self elaborated with INEGI information