New Mexico can’t claim the invention of tequila. That distinction belongs to old Mexico, where Spanish conquistadors and their enterprising priests learned to double distill fermented agave juice into something more palatable than the pulque they received from Mexico’s indigenous population. But New Mexico, and Santa Fe in particular, have perfected the art of the margarita, and the aptly-named Santa Fe Margarita Trail gives visitors the chance to sample the best of the best.

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