Marcela Sandoval Vertiz, 74, sells edible maguey cactus worms outside the San Juan Market in downtown Mexico City.

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The diet of the indigenous peoples of Mexico, before the Spanish Conquest, consisted of many edible insects and other exotic foods. Today food scientists recognize the high nutritional value of these original organic products and are attempting to promote their consumption as an alternative source of proteins, carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals. Marcela Sandoval Vertiz, 74, sells edible maguey cactus worms outside the San Juan Market in downtown Mexico City.

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