Maguey and Prickly-Pear Cactus Plants

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Maguey is used for weaving fiber, rope, and pulque alcoholic beverage. The maguey, also called agave, grows five-feet tall and has sharp needles.

 
 
 
The prickly-pear cactus was sacred
to the Aztecs.

 

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