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Oaxaca, Mexico

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The best kept secret in Oaxaca: grana cochinilla

Oaxaca, Mexico
Few travelers know that a tiny insect, native to Oaxaca, impacted the world economy for close to 200 years, after the Spanish first arrived in Mexico: the strong natural red dye from the cochineal or cochinilla, a bug living off the nopal cactus. Contributed By Alvin Starkman








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