Sergio Mendoza

Farmers harvesting agave in the fields.

Which came first? Mexico's famous drink, or the town that distills it?

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For today's Geo Quiz, we asked a man whose family has been growing agave cactus for four generations to tell us the origin of the name Tequila. The liquor is made by baking and distilling the cactus.

Which came first? Mexico's famous drink, or the town that distills it?

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