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Cochineal Farm

San Bartolo Coyotepec, Oaxaca, Mexico - Rancho La Nopalera, a farm which raises the cochineal bug from which a natural red dye is made. The cochineal bug grows on the paddles of the nopal cactus. The color is shown when a bug is crushed.

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Image Description:	San Bartolo Coyotepec, Oaxaca, Mexico - Rancho La Nopalera, a farm which raises the cochineal bug from which a natural red dye is made. The cochineal bug grows on the paddles of the nopal cactus. The color is shown when a bug is crushed.
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