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Daily Life In Mexico City
A gastronomic exhibition of crystallized sweets takes place in Santa Cruz Acalpixca in Xochimilco, Mexico City, on July 15, 2025. (Photo by Gerardo Vieyra/NurPhoto)
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Daily Life In Mexico City
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Daily Life In Mexico City
A gastronomic exhibition of crystallized sweets takes place in Santa Cruz Acalpixca in Xochimilco, Mexico City, on July 15, 2025. (Photo by Gerardo Vieyra/NurPhoto)
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Daily Life In Mexico City
Artisans participate in a gastronomic exhibition of crystallized sweets in Santa Cruz Acalpixca in Xochimilco, Mexico City, on July 15, 2025. (Photo by Gerardo Vieyra/NurPhoto)
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Daily Life In Mexico City
A gastronomic exhibition of crystallized sweets takes place in Santa Cruz Acalpixca in Xochimilco, Mexico City, on July 15, 2025. (Photo by Gerardo Vieyra/NurPhoto)
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Daily Life In Mexico City
A gastronomic exhibition of crystallized sweets takes place in Santa Cruz Acalpixca in Xochimilco, Mexico City, on July 15, 2025. (Photo by Gerardo Vieyra/NurPhoto)
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Daily Life In Mexico City
A gastronomic exhibition of crystallized sweets takes place in Santa Cruz Acalpixca in Xochimilco, Mexico City, on July 15, 2025. (Photo by Gerardo Vieyra/NurPhoto)
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Daily Life In Mexico City
A gastronomic exhibition of crystallized sweets takes place in Santa Cruz Acalpixca in Xochimilco, Mexico City, on July 15, 2025. (Photo by Gerardo Vieyra/NurPhoto)
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Daily Life In Mexico City
Artisans participate in a gastronomic exhibition of crystallized sweets in Santa Cruz Acalpixca in Xochimilco, Mexico City, on July 15, 2025. (Photo by Gerardo Vieyra/NurPhoto)
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Daily Life In Mexico City
Artisans participate in a gastronomic exhibition of crystallized sweets in Santa Cruz Acalpixca in Xochimilco, Mexico City, on July 15, 2025. (Photo by Gerardo Vieyra/NurPhoto)
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Daily Life In Mexico City
Artisans participate in a gastronomic exhibition of crystallized sweets in Santa Cruz Acalpixca in Xochimilco, Mexico City, on July 15, 2025. (Photo by Gerardo Vieyra/NurPhoto)
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Production Of Crystallized Sweets In Santa Cruz Acalpixca, Xochimilco, Mexico City
A worker in a workshop participates in the production process of crystallized candy in Santa Cruz Acalpixca, Xochimilco, Mexico City, on July 14, 2025. (Photo by Gerardo Vieyra/NurPhoto)
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Production Of Crystallized Sweets In Santa Cruz Acalpixca, Xochimilco, Mexico City
A shop sells crystallized candy during a sale in Santa Cruz Acalpixca, Xochimilco, Mexico City, on July 14, 2025. (Photo by Gerardo Vieyra/NurPhoto)
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Production Of Crystallized Sweets In Santa Cruz Acalpixca, Xochimilco, Mexico City
A worker at a workshop makes palanquetas and produces candied candy in Santa Cruz Acalpixca, Xochimilco, Mexico City, on July 14, 2025. (Photo by Gerardo Vieyra/NurPhoto)
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Production Of Crystallized Sweets In Santa Cruz Acalpixca, Xochimilco, Mexico City
Coconut cutting for the production of crystallized candy takes place in Santa Cruz Acalpixca, Xochimilco, Mexico City, on July 14, 2025. (Photo by Gerardo Vieyra/NurPhoto)
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Production Of Crystallized Sweets In Santa Cruz Acalpixca, Xochimilco, Mexico City
View of crystallized candy in Santa Cruz Acalpixca, Xochimilco, Mexico City, on July 14, 2025. (Photo by Gerardo Vieyra/NurPhoto)
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Production Of Crystallized Sweets In Santa Cruz Acalpixca, Xochimilco, Mexico City
Workers in a workshop during the production process of crystallized candy in Santa Cruz Acalpixca, Xochimilco, Mexico City, on July 14, 2025. (Photo by Gerardo Vieyra/NurPhoto)
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Production Of Crystallized Sweets In Santa Cruz Acalpixca, Xochimilco, Mexico City
A worker at a workshop makes palanquetas and produces candied candy in Santa Cruz Acalpixca, Xochimilco, Mexico City, on July 14, 2025. (Photo by Gerardo Vieyra/NurPhoto)
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Production Of Crystallized Sweets In Santa Cruz Acalpixca, Xochimilco, Mexico City
View of crystallized candy in Santa Cruz Acalpixca, Xochimilco, Mexico City, on July 14, 2025. (Photo by Gerardo Vieyra/NurPhoto)
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Production Of Crystallized Sweets In Santa Cruz Acalpixca, Xochimilco, Mexico City
The process of making crystallized banana takes place in Santa Cruz Acalpixca, Xochimilco, Mexico City, on July 14, 2025. (Photo by Gerardo Vieyra/NurPhoto)
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Production Of Crystallized Sweets In Santa Cruz Acalpixca, Xochimilco, Mexico City
Workers in a workshop during the production process of crystallized candy in Santa Cruz Acalpixca, Xochimilco, Mexico City, on July 14, 2025. (Photo by Gerardo Vieyra/NurPhoto)
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Production Of Crystallized Sweets In Santa Cruz Acalpixca, Xochimilco, Mexico City
View of pumpkins used for making crystallized candy in Santa Cruz Acalpixca, Xochimilco, Mexico City, on July 14, 2025. (Photo by Gerardo Vieyra/NurPhoto)
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Production Of Crystallized Sweets In Santa Cruz Acalpixca, Xochimilco, Mexico City
View of crystallized candy in Santa Cruz Acalpixca, Xochimilco, Mexico City, on July 14, 2025. (Photo by Gerardo Vieyra/NurPhoto)
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Production Of Crystallized Sweets In Santa Cruz Acalpixca, Xochimilco, Mexico City
At the center, Claudia Morales and Manuel Morales, artisans, pose with workers in a workshop with fruit for making crystallized candy in Santa Cruz Acalpixca, Xochimilco, Mexico City, on July 14, 2025. (Photo by Gerardo Vieyra/NurPhoto)
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Production Of Crystallized Sweets In Santa Cruz Acalpixca, Xochimilco, Mexico City
Claudia Morales and Manuel Morales, originally from Santa Cruz Acalpixca in the Xochimilco district of Mexico City, dedicate themselves, along with others, to the production and sale of crystallized sweets. They aim to promote their products, such as chilacayote, pumpkin, beet, pineapple, and nopal, which they transform by hand into crystallized sweets.

The crystallization of sweets is a technique of convent origin that emerges in the New Spain era. It consists of slowly cooking fruits or vegetables in water and sugar, which gives them a translucent appearance. According to information from the municipality, crystallization is a preserving method that dates back to pre-Hispanic times. At that time, techniques based on quicklime or calcium oxide are used; one of the most famous is nixtamalization.

The Crystallized Sweets Fair has been held since 1982 in Santa Cruz Acalpixca, Xochimilco, Mexico City. (Photo by Gerardo Vieyra/NurPhoto)
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Production Of Crystallized Sweets In Santa Cruz Acalpixca, Xochimilco, Mexico City
At the center, Claudia Morales and Manuel Morales, artisans, pose with workers in a workshop with fruit for making crystallized candy in Santa Cruz Acalpixca, Xochimilco, Mexico City, on July 14, 2025. (Photo by Gerardo Vieyra/NurPhoto)
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Production Of Crystallized Sweets In Santa Cruz Acalpixca, Xochimilco, Mexico City
The process of making crystallized banana takes place in Santa Cruz Acalpixca, Xochimilco, Mexico City, on July 14, 2025. (Photo by Gerardo Vieyra/NurPhoto)
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Production Of Crystallized Sweets In Santa Cruz Acalpixca, Xochimilco, Mexico City
View of amaranth in Santa Cruz Acalpixca, Xochimilco, Mexico City, on July 14, 2025. (Photo by Gerardo Vieyra/NurPhoto)
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Production Of Crystallized Sweets In Santa Cruz Acalpixca, Xochimilco, Mexico City
Manuel Morales, an artisan, makes crystallized candy in Santa Cruz Acalpixca, Xochimilco, Mexico City, on July 14, 2025. (Photo by Gerardo Vieyra/NurPhoto)
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Production Of Crystallized Sweets In Santa Cruz Acalpixca, Xochimilco, Mexico City
A worker at a workshop makes palanquetas and produces candied candy in Santa Cruz Acalpixca, Xochimilco, Mexico City, on July 14, 2025. (Photo by Gerardo Vieyra/NurPhoto)
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Production Of Crystallized Sweets In Santa Cruz Acalpixca, Xochimilco, Mexico City
A worker at a workshop makes palanquetas and produces candied candy in Santa Cruz Acalpixca, Xochimilco, Mexico City, on July 14, 2025. (Photo by Gerardo Vieyra/NurPhoto)
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Production Of Crystallized Sweets In Santa Cruz Acalpixca, Xochimilco, Mexico City
View of crystallized candy in Santa Cruz Acalpixca, Xochimilco, Mexico City, on July 14, 2025. (Photo by Gerardo Vieyra/NurPhoto)
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Production Of Crystallized Sweets In Santa Cruz Acalpixca, Xochimilco, Mexico City
View of amaranth in Santa Cruz Acalpixca, Xochimilco, Mexico City, on July 14, 2025. (Photo by Gerardo Vieyra/NurPhoto)
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Production Of Crystallized Sweets In Santa Cruz Acalpixca, Xochimilco, Mexico City
A worker at a workshop makes palanquetas and produces candied candy in Santa Cruz Acalpixca, Xochimilco, Mexico City, on July 14, 2025. (Photo by Gerardo Vieyra/NurPhoto)
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Production Of Crystallized Sweets In Santa Cruz Acalpixca, Xochimilco, Mexico City
The process of making crystallized chilacayote takes place in Santa Cruz Acalpixca, Xochimilco, Mexico City, on July 14, 2025. (Photo by Gerardo Vieyra/NurPhoto)
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Production Of Crystallized Sweets In Santa Cruz Acalpixca, Xochimilco, Mexico City
A worker at a workshop makes palanquetas and produces candied candy in Santa Cruz Acalpixca, Xochimilco, Mexico City, on July 14, 2025. (Photo by Gerardo Vieyra/NurPhoto)
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Production Of Crystallized Sweets In Santa Cruz Acalpixca, Xochimilco, Mexico City
A worker at a workshop makes palanquetas and produces candied candy in Santa Cruz Acalpixca, Xochimilco, Mexico City, on July 14, 2025. (Photo by Gerardo Vieyra/NurPhoto)
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Production Of Crystallized Sweets In Santa Cruz Acalpixca, Xochimilco, Mexico City
A worker in a workshop cuts and grates coconut for the production of crystallized candy in Santa Cruz Acalpixca, Xochimilco, Mexico City, on July 14, 2025. (Photo by Gerardo Vieyra/NurPhoto)
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Production Of Crystallized Sweets In Santa Cruz Acalpixca, Xochimilco, Mexico City
A worker in a workshop cuts and grates coconut for the production of crystallized candy in Santa Cruz Acalpixca, Xochimilco, Mexico City, on July 14, 2025. (Photo by Gerardo Vieyra/NurPhoto)
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Production Of Crystallized Sweets In Santa Cruz Acalpixca, Xochimilco, Mexico City
Manuel Morales, an artisan, is in his shop during a sale of crystallized candy in Santa Cruz Acalpixca, Xochimilco, Mexico City, on July 14, 2025. (Photo by Gerardo Vieyra/NurPhoto)
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Production Of Crystallized Sweets In Santa Cruz Acalpixca, Xochimilco, Mexico City
The process of making crystallized pineapple takes place in Santa Cruz Acalpixca, Xochimilco, Mexico City, on July 14, 2025. (Photo by Gerardo Vieyra/NurPhoto)
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Production Of Crystallized Sweets In Santa Cruz Acalpixca, Xochimilco, Mexico City
A worker at a workshop makes palanquetas and produces candied candy in Santa Cruz Acalpixca, Xochimilco, Mexico City, on July 14, 2025. (Photo by Gerardo Vieyra/NurPhoto)
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Production Of Crystallized Sweets In Santa Cruz Acalpixca, Xochimilco, Mexico City
Claudia Morales (pink), an artisan, is in her shop during a sale of crystallized candy in Santa Cruz Acalpixca, Xochimilco, Mexico City, on July 14, 2025. (Photo by Gerardo Vieyra/NurPhoto)
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Production Of Crystallized Sweets In Santa Cruz Acalpixca, Xochimilco, Mexico City
The process of making crystallized candy takes place in Santa Cruz Acalpixca, Xochimilco, Mexico City, on July 14, 2025. (Photo by Gerardo Vieyra/NurPhoto)
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Production Of Crystallized Sweets In Santa Cruz Acalpixca, Xochimilco, Mexico City
Manuel Morales, an artisan, makes crystallized candy in Santa Cruz Acalpixca, Xochimilco, Mexico City, on July 14, 2025. (Photo by Gerardo Vieyra/NurPhoto)
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Production Of Crystallized Sweets In Santa Cruz Acalpixca, Xochimilco, Mexico City
View of seeds and amaranth for making palanquetas and candied fruit in Santa Cruz Acalpixca, Xochimilco, Mexico City, on July 14, 2025. (Photo by Gerardo Vieyra/NurPhoto)
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Production Of Crystallized Sweets In Santa Cruz Acalpixca, Xochimilco, Mexico City
The process of making crystallized cactus takes place in Santa Cruz Acalpixca, Xochimilco, Mexico City, on July 14, 2025. (Photo by Gerardo Vieyra/NurPhoto)
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Production Of Crystallized Sweets In Santa Cruz Acalpixca, Xochimilco, Mexico City
The process of making crystallized candy takes place in Santa Cruz Acalpixca, Xochimilco, Mexico City, on July 14, 2025. (Photo by Gerardo Vieyra/NurPhoto)
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Production Of Crystallized Sweets In Santa Cruz Acalpixca, Xochimilco, Mexico City
Harvest chilacayote to make crystallized candy in Santa Cruz Acalpixca, Xochimilco, Mexico City, on July 14, 2025. (Photo by Gerardo Vieyra/NurPhoto)
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‘We need reservoirs built’: drought leaves UK farms begging for government aid
As crops shrivel in the fields, farmers around the country are calling for urgent action from the Tory leadership.

It last rained on the Euston Estate, near Thetford in Suffolk, a fortnight ago, although the 6mm that fell evaporated almost immediately on contact with the parched earth. Before that, the farm hadn't seen any rain since June, said Andrew Blenkiron, director of the estate belonging to Henry FitzRoy, 12th Duke of Grafton.

The hot weather meant winter wheat and barley could be harvested early on the estate’s 2,428 hectares (6,000 acres) of farmed land. But it also meant lower yields: wheat was down by a quarter, and barley by 10%, although higher prices helped soften the blow. The lack of water is critical for crops still in the ground - onions, potatoes, sugar beet - and for livestock including cattle and pigs.

Blenkiron wants to see changes to the planning system, to expedite the construction of water storage facilities on farms: "We need reservoirs built next summer, to fill up the following winter."

Euston Estates farm manager Andrew Blenkiron.

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