Tequila, Dia Tres

NOTES FROM THE FIELD: Wednesday… or is it Thursday? Michelle’s third day in Tequila, Mexico. Wednesday… or is it Thursday? That’s what happens when you’re not in your daily routine and an hour or two behind your home time zone.

Wednesday morning was no different than Monday and Tuesday morning – a visit to our beloved tortilla lady. Same breakfast, same visit to the juice stand next door to order our “jugo de vitaminas” – a delicious mixture of anything and everything she had on the table, from carrots and beets, to orange and pineapple.

My breakfast - Huevos a Caballo

Today was a bit of a slow day for the content collection team. We had an appointment in the morning and one in the early evening. We met the owners from Posada del Agave and Hotel Tequila. Both of which didn’t take long because the owners were so nice.

The pride of Tequila

All of the properties here are so dedicated to their community. Tequila is a small town about an hour from Guadalajara (where we flew into), but everyone is proud to say they are from Tequila. Everyone is nice. Everyone says “Buenos dias” in the morning and “Buenos noches” at night. It’s obligatory in the state of Jalisco to separate the trash from ‘organic’ and ‘inorganic’, and everyone adheres. Most establishments, like Hotel Tequila, go farther in their recycling efforts to separate the inorganic waste, like glass and plastic.

A visit to Jose Cuervo distillery

Between the two appointments for the day, Zack, Jeff and I went to the Jose Cuervo distillery to see if we can talk the directors into doing an upgrade in photography, mainly a 360 degree panoramic tour of the property, and possibly the idea of co-sponsoring a photographic treasure hunt on the web. About an hour later we, after being told we need to contact someone else on the board of directors, los tres amigos de content collection went for some grub around town.

When Jodi and Laura got back from doing their assessments we all went on a hunt for dinner. It was kind of late, so finding a decent place wasn’t the easiest job of the week. Eventually we found some a fairly large restaurant. Unfortunately, the food didn’t live up to expectations and Jeff got sick from eating the frog legs (not kidding).

Further Information:

• Bienvenidos a Tequila!
• Tequila, dia uno!
• Tequila, dia dos!
• Turning tourism into a social enterprise
• Tasting the Tequila trail
• WHL Consulting continues its work in World Heritage Sites  with a focus on Tequila(whl.travel Blog)