Teotitlán del Valle, Oaxaca, Mexico - The cochineal insect lives on cactus; it is crushed to obtain red dye for coloring rugs.

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Teotitlán del Valle, Oaxaca, Mexico - "The Bug in the Rug" workshop produces hand made woolen rugs with yarn colored with natural dyes. Jerónimo Vásquez Gutiérrez harvests the cochineal insect that lives on cactus; it is crushed to obtain red dye.

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Location: Teotitlán del Valle, Oaxaca, Mexico
Photo credit: © Jim West / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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