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Tequila, Jalisco
The town that gives tequila its name, surrounded by UNESCO-listed blue agave fields with distillery tours off Highway 15.
19 km · about 20 min drive
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El Arenal
Jalisco, Mexico · North America
About El Arenal
El Arenal is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Huaxtla, 19km from Tequila, Jalisco.
El Arenal is in Jalisco, Mexico, with about 12,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Huaxtla, about 6 km away.
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Within an hour or so of El Arenal: Tequila, Jalisco (19 km).
Where is El Arenal?
El Arenal is in Jalisco, Mexico, about 6 km from Huaxtla.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 11,610
- Continent
- North America
- Country
- Mexico
- Region
- Jalisco
- Timezone
- America/Mexico_City
- Coordinates
- 20.7763, -103.6935
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Essential numbers in Mexico
Green Angels (free tourist roadside assistance on federal highways): 078.
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1 notable place within an hour's drive.
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Year-round
Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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