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Image - Sierra de Juárez, Oaxaca, Mexico (CPD Site MA3)
CPD Site MA3: Sierra de Juárez, Oaxaca, Mexico. Two Chinantec women from Santiago
Comaltepec collecting sap from Agave salmiana for preparation of puque, a fermented
beverage. This agave is among the hundreds of plant species used by local people for
medicine, food, construction, fuel and other purposes. Photo: Juan I. Calzada.
CPD Site MA3: Sierra de Juárez, Oaxaca, Mexico. Two Chinantec women from Santiago
Comaltepec collecting sap from Agave salmiana for preparation of puque, a fermented
beverage. This agave is among the hundreds of plant species used by local people for
medicine, food, construction, fuel and other purposes. Photo: Juan I. Calzada.