San Luis Potosi is in the northeastern part of Mexico and is part of the Denominacion de Origen for Mezcal. It is bordered by Nuevo Leon, Tamaulipas, Veracruz, Hidalgo, Guanajuato, Queretéro, Zacatecas and Hidalgo. The states has four distinct regions and mezcal production happens in the high desert area called the Altiplano.