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In Tepetisnda, a woman in tradition Nahuatl dress brings flowers to Maria Rosa.
Kept by the women since time immemorial in earthen pots standing against the walls of the houses, the stingless trigona (trigona scaptotrigona) provides the perfect example of sedentary apiculture practiced for self-sufficiency.
Kept by the women since time immemorial in earthen pots standing against the walls of the houses, the stingless trigona (trigona scaptotrigona) provides the perfect example of sedentary apiculture practiced for self-sufficiency.
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