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Although springs abound in the canyons around Amatitan, the town itself had almost no water until the 1800s, when a qanat was dug to bring water to this pool beside the town square. This small Mexican town is may have been the birthplace of tequila.  

Although springs abound in the canyons around Amatitan, the town itself had almost no water until the 1800s, when a qanat was dug to bring water to this pool beside the town square. This small Mexican town is may have been the birthplace of tequila.
 

© John Pint, 2010

Source article: Did tequila originate in the Mexican town of Amatitan, Jalisco?
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