Common name

Pacífica

Scientific name

Agave angustifolia var. pacifica

Description

Pacífica is a plant built to take a beating in breezy places and keep its shape, a tight rosette of stiff, narrow, sword like leaves.

Size

2.5-4.5 ft (0.76-1.37 m)

States

Aguascalientes; Chiapas; Chihuahua; Ciudad de México; Colima; Durango; Estado de México; Guanajuato; Guerrero; Hidalgo; Jalisco; Michoacán; Morelos; Nayarit; Nuevo León; Oaxaca; Puebla; Querétaro; San Luis Potosí; Sinaloa; Sonora; Tabasco; Tamaulipas; Veracruz; Yucatán; Zacatecas

Geo region

Widespread across Mexico (multiple regions and biomes)

Terrain

Sandy soils and gravelly terraces plus rocky slopes in short tree forest and coastal foothills along Mexicos west coast

Mezcal use

Traditional regional mezcal (bacanora) spirit in western Mexico

Producers

Kilinga, Mazot, Maguey Melate, Los Cantiles, 100 Pueblos