Pictures: A quintessential Mexican town (Photo 4 of 4) - Pictures

A jimador, or harvester, of agave plants, outside Tequila, the town at the center of that important Mexican spirits industry.

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One of the places to eat around the markets.

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Guillermo Erickson Sauza in a Tequila Fortaleza store room.

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Javier Delgado, 89, invented the batanga: tequila, Coca-Cola, and lime in a highball glass with a salted rim.

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