Tequila, Mexico

The 34,658 ha site, between the foothills of the Tequila Volcano and the deep valley of the Rio Grande River, is part of an extensive landscape of blue agave, shaped by the culture of the plant used since the 16th century to produce teula spirit and for at least 2,000 years to make fermented drinks and cloth. Within the landscape are working destilleries reflecting the growth in the international consumption of tequila in the 19th and 20th centuries. Today, the agave culture is seen as part of national identity. The area encloses a living, working landscape of blue agave fields and the urban settlements of Tuila, Arenal and Amatitan. UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2006. I really like tequila, btw. :)

Thank you so much Irma! 

Cholula, Puebla, Mexico

Cholula is a city and district located in the center west of the state of Puebla in central Mexico. Cholula is best known for its Great Pyramid, with the Nuestra Señora de los Remedios sanctuary on top and its numerous churches. Surrounding the city proper is a number of more rural communities which belong to the municipalities of San Andrés and San Pedro. The city itself is divided into eighteen neighborhoods or barrios, each with a patron saint. This division has pre-Hispanic origins as does the division into two municipalities. The city is unified by a complicated system of shared religious responsibilities, called cargas, which function mostly to support a very busy calendar of saint’s days and other festivals which occur in one part or another almost all year round. The most important of these festivals is that dedicated to the Virgin of the Remedies, the patron of the city in its entirety and occurs at the beginning of September.

Elsa, muchas gracias!

Mexico

Last card for today shows some of that most famous symbols of Mexico, great and huge country located in Central part of American continent. You can see Mexican flag, and gorgeous view of Popocatepetl volcano. Did I mention that I just LOVE volcanoes? lol

Great stamps on this postcard too, showing archeology of Mexico.

Muchas gracias Lilly!