Candelillera Maria Orozco (standing in doorway) worked from age 10 alongside her father, then worked with her husband. The family lived in brush shelters called "jacalitas" or in caves in the mountains while harvesting candelilla away from home. Her children, Julia (seated), Veronica (red shirt), and Chuy do not work with candelilla. Las Norias, Coahuila, Mexico. Photo by JoAnn Pospisil.
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