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Photography > People > Alcala de los Gazules

La descorcha, Alcalá de los Gazules, 2013

Left the village in the dark at 05:45. Nearly an hour later we've disembarked and walked to where they left off the day before.
Left the village in the dark at 05:45. Nearly an hour later we’ve disembarked and walked to where they left off the day before.
It's the summer holidays and they're along for the ride.
It’s the summer holidays and they’re along for the ride.
Arriero with his mule
Ladders and axes are the tools of the Corcheros.
Ladders and axes are the tools of the Corcheros.
Balú with his carry-on luggage
There
There
Amanecer
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Jorge catches a breath
Pablo and Platano
Chin-chin
Pulling off a large sheet of cork
Pulling off a large sheet of cork
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Riding one of the mules back up from the weighing point
Riding one of the mules back up from the weighing point
Alcornoques
Water break
Rest break
Diego Pinchauva gives it the faraway look
The Corcheros cut steps into the cork so they can climb the taller trees. (They only bring short ladders into the forrest.)
The Corcheros cut steps into the cork so they can climb the taller trees. (They only bring short ladders into the forrest.)
Five metres up
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Alcornoque
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Jose 'Gitano' with an unladen mule.
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Heading down to the weighing point
Stacked cork
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Jorge el Mauro [ macarty ]
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Balú separates the cork from the tree
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The photographer gets a turn.
Axes are sharpened several times though the day
[ el platanito ]
Job done, heading out.
Gabriel de Jimena
El Escuadrón

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6th July 2013

Alcala de los Gazules

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