▁Lag os ▁completely ▁dependent ▁on ▁serving ▁the ▁nearly ▁seven ▁million ▁who ▁visit ▁each ▁year . ▁The ▁area ▁also ▁has ▁old ▁ha ci end as ▁open ▁to ▁tour ism . ▁There ▁is ▁some ▁te qu ila ▁production ▁as ▁well ▁although ▁most ▁occurs ▁in ▁the ▁Vall es ▁Region . ▁ ▁The ▁Mont aña ▁or ▁Mountain ▁Region ▁contains ▁mountain ▁ch ains ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Sierra ▁de ▁T ap al pa , ▁Sierra ▁del ▁Tig re ▁and ▁the ▁Sierra ▁del ▁H alo . ▁The ▁main ▁communities ▁in ▁this ▁area ▁are ▁T ap al pa ▁and ▁Maz am it la . ▁The ▁area ▁is ▁filled ▁with ▁for ests ▁and ▁green ▁valle ys ▁and ▁the ▁state ▁prom otes ▁ec ot our ism ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁with ▁activities ▁such ▁as ▁rapp elling , ▁mountain ▁b ik ing , ▁par as ail ing ▁and ▁h ik ing . ▁The ▁area ' s ▁g astr onomy ▁includes ▁local ▁swe ets ▁and ▁da iry ▁products . ▁ ▁The ▁Sierra ▁Region ▁is ▁between ▁the ▁Centro ▁and ▁coast al ▁areas . ▁Mountains ▁ch ains ▁in ▁this ▁area ▁include ▁the ▁Sierra ▁de ▁Qu ila ▁and ▁the ▁Sierra ▁de ▁Man at lán . ▁ ▁Culture ▁ ▁" J alis co ▁is ▁Mexico " ▁The ▁id iom ▁" J alis co ▁is ▁Mexico " ▁refers ▁to ▁how ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁things ▁which ▁are ▁typically ▁associated ▁with ▁Mexico ▁have ▁their ▁orig ins ▁in ▁J alis co . ▁These ▁include ▁mar ia ch is , ▁rode os ▁called ▁char read as ▁and ▁j ari pe os , ▁dress es ▁with