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Copper Craftsmen Santa Clara del Cobre Mexico

A indigenous Purepecha worker places a copper pan on an open forge to begin the process of hardening and forming the pan at a copper workshop in Santa Clara del Cobre, Michoacan, Mexico. The Purepecha people have been crafting copper crafts since the 12th century.

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A indigenous Purepecha worker places a copper pan on an open forge to begin the process of hardening and forming the pan at a copper workshop in Santa Clara del Cobre, Michoacan, Mexico. The Purepecha people have been crafting copper crafts since the 12th century.