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Modernizing Mexican Moonshine

A few brands of Bacanora inside the Bacanora Museum.
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A few brands of Bacanora inside the Bacanora Museum.

Makers of a traditional agave distillate in northern Mexico are trying to take their product to the international market. But they face a struggle between modernization and maintaining artisanal production.

The Fronteras Desk: Modernizing Mexican Moonshine

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