A jimador uses a coa, a knife like spade, to cut the spears off blue agave plants during harvest in a field owned by the Siete Leguas tequila distillery in the Jalisco Highlands of Mexico. Siete Leguas is a family owned distillery crafting the finest tequila using the traditional process unchanged since for 65-years.

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Size: 6240px × 4160px
Location: Atotonilco de Alto, Jalisco, Mexico
Photo credit: © Richard Ellis / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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