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Cactus is tasty from salad to dessert.(Food)
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July 23, 1997|
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I was born and raised in Mexico, the land of the cactus.
More than landscape, the cactus played a role in the founding of the grand city of Tenochitlan, which became modern-day Mexico City. According to legend, the Aztecs were led to a place where, as their prophets predicted, an eagle sat atop a cactus devouring a snake. This is where they built their city.
Since then, though without such drama, the cactus has been an important part of everyday Mexican life. The eagle devouring the snake on the cactus is emblazoned today on Mexico's flag and all its ...
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