Puerto Vallarta and Mexico News

Puerto Vallarta and Mexico News

Today, July 24, is World Tequila Day

Tequila Day is celebrated on July 24 to commemorate the day that Unesco declared the old industrial facilities and the agave plant landscapes in the town of Tequila, Jalisco, as a world heritage site.

The production of tequila increased by 6% in 2020 to the historic 374 million liters, and only in the first half of 2021 it already accumulates an annual growth of more than 37% with about 260 million, reveals data from the Tequila Regulatory Council (CRT).

Meanwhile, exports increased 16% in 2020 to almost 286.7 million liters, while in the first . . .

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