A mezcal distillery. A worker removes the crushed and fermented pulp of the maguey plant after distillation in a clay pot still.

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Santa Catarina Minas, Oaxaca, Mexico - A mezcal distillery. A worker removes the crushed and fermented pulp of the maguey plant after distillation in a clay pot still. (The clay pots can be seen atop the other stills in the background.)

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Size: 5152px × 3435px
Location: Santa Catarina Minas, Oaxaca, Mexico
Photo credit: © Jim West / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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