Once again, the feat of the harvest was shown with a few of the mature plants of the field. The sizes of the agave in this area are noticeably larger than those in the low lands and as the hard leaves were removed with the sharp, round coas the true size of each piña became overwhelmingly apparent.
Jimadore removing leaves from an agave plant during harvest at Corazón.
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