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Mountain Rhodacantha above the Pacific Coast
The agaves used in the Balam raicillas vary from region to region. The sotols are distilled from sereque, the related but non-agave dasylirion wheeleri.
Villagrán has started a massive sustainability project for cultivation of silvestran agaves.
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Chico Aguiar and the wood they will be roasted with
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Harvesting Maximiliana. the verb is Jimar and the man is a Jimador
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