Spinning Churro Wool In Oaxaca Mexico

Cristina Velasco spinning wool in the Zapotec village of Chichicapam in Oaxaca, Mexico on 30 November 2018. The village of Chichicapam is located in the Sierra Madre del Sur mountains and is an important centre for wool processing. The wool from Churro sheep, first introduced to Mexico by the Spanish, is hand spun using a drop-spindle

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