Amatitan

Amatitán (population 20,000) is the head of a municipality in the Mexican state of Jalisco, and is home to one of the world's largest tequila distilleries. Located 35 km north of Mexico's second-largest city, Guadalajara, Amatitán is believed by many to be the birthplace of tequila. It is the location of “La Hacienda de San José del Refugio”, a distillery which makes “Tequila Herradura” and “Tequila Jimador” and is the main source of employment for the residents of the town and surrounding communities. The Town of Amatitan is the administrative center for the "Municipio de Amatitan" which also includes the surrounding communities of Santiaguito, Villa de Cuerambaro, Chome, La Mata, La Conchilla, El Amarrilo, Agua Fria, Santa Rosa and...