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A group of tanangers is called a "season

This Monarch Butterfly and Flower Luminary is handcrafted in a family workshop in the community of San Juan de Oriente

or position the horseshoe facing up so that their luck does not run out

Did you know that the pacific salmon returns to its birth river to spawn

This friendly duck/hen can lay an impressive 300 eggs a year

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