Teotitlán del Valle
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Teotitlán del Valle is a small village and municipality located in the Tlacolula District in the east of the Valles Centrales Region, 31 km from the city of Oaxaca in the foothills of the Sierra Juáre
Preciosa Sangre de Cristo Church
Plaque at church citing establishment date
Maundy Thursday procession in front of the church
Mezcal
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Mezcal, sometimes spelled mescal, is a distilled alcoholic beverage made from any type of agave.
Teotitlán del Valle
…eggs and tamales, which can be filled with mole, corn, cheese, or chicken. Popular local beverages include hot chocolate, atole, atole with pulque, and mezcal. Some of these can be tasted at Zapotec chef Abigail Mendoza Ruiz's famous restaurant Tlamanalli. The community is famous for its weavings called “laadi…
Bottles at a factory in Teotitlán del Valle, Oaxaca
A "Huichol still", a modified Filipino-type still with a suspended internal distillate collector. It was used by the Huichol people for making sotol (c. 1898).
A cantaro jar, made from barro negro pottery, used for serving mezcal
A typical maguey landscape