Guadalajara and Tequila (the town! And the liquor...)

José Morelos y Pavón - the priest who sparked the first Mexican Revolution
Municipal Building, Guadalajara.

I managed to visit Guadalajara - a busy cosmopolitan city to the north of here. The excuse was to pay a visit and do a bit of pastoral en el Colegio San Pedro Chanel (St Peter Chanel College), a primary school the Mexican Province owns and runs. Of course I did a bit of tourism too. While there I got to visit Tequila - a small town about 80 kilometres outside of Guadalajara. It is, of course, the birthplace of Tequila the liquor. Some photos...

The Cathedral of Guadalajara

Our Lady of Zapopan - the original is in the town of Zapopan

The altar of our Lady of Zapopan in the Cathedral

A selfie with Santa Inocencia! Cathedral de Guadalajara

Blue Agave - from which tequila is made. That's Mount Tequila in the background

Harvesting the "pineapple" which is cooked and crushed. The juice is fermented to make tequila 

The Piña

José Cuervo Tequila distillery (José Cuervo means Joseph Crow!)

Early delivery vehicle

Tequila ageing - photos of the ovens where the piñas were cooked etc weren't permited

More tequila

me and the crow!

Tequila Church - St James Matamoros

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Tlaquepaque - a colonial centre in Guadalajara

The Shrine of Our Lady of Zapopan

Our Lady of Zapopan

Church Door Tequila

Santiago Matamoros (St James the Arab Slayer) Tequila

 A view of the Mural in the Municipal building in Guadalajara