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"Cornezuelo." Another type of olive. When green they are super tasty.
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One of the many olive oil factories
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Arturo and José Luis ready to unload more olives
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Niños by night in Porcuna, Andalucia
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Olive trees in Porcuna
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Kids playing in Porcuna
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the tools, early morning after unloading the Land Rover, wearing Patukos.
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Arturo and his oldest brother Benito (r) working on a branch.
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I think they said that they put copper or some mineral mix on the trees to see if it helps.
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Arturo in typical vibrator holding stance. This thing hooks onto a branch and then shakes insanely, not only the tree but the person as well.
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using the blower to make sense of the many olives everywhere
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Olives
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Maria raking the olives into piles to be gathered by hand.
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Olive Tree with brilliant dark olives surrounding its base.
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mount made with a rake to gather quickly by hand.
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Montones de aceitunas
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picking them up by hand
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Maria ride on the back of the tractor
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Maria rides the tractor
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me again
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Filling up the truck with olives. Usually one of these is filled per day. Oldest brother, Benito gives a hand.
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lots of olivos, olive trees.
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the instruments
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Olive tree *after* removing the olives... it becomes bouncy!
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Arturo y Arturo
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Los PATUCOS - the "sock" that covers your shoes when there is a lot of clay or mud.
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Early morning drive to site.
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early morning Arturo
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On the way to a site. Tons of trees and funky roads.
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Early morning, Marisa jumps into to beat the olive tree.
