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Press Conference For The Crystallised Sweets Fair In Xochimilco, Mexico City

Jose Carlos Acosta Ruiz, mayor of Xochimilco, holds a basket with crystallised sweets during a press conference at the Archaeological Museum in the municipality of Xochimilco, Mexico City, on the occasion of the Crystallised Sweets Fair in Santa Cruz Acalpixca. This fair has been held since 1982 in the town of Santa Cruz Acalpixca, Xochimilco, with the purpose of making known products such as chilacayote, pumpkin, carrots, nopal, among others typical of the region; ingeniously transformed in an artisanal way into delicious and exotic sweets. The crystallization of sweets is a technique of conventual origin that was born in the novo-Hispanic era, it consists of a slow cooking in water and sugar of fruits or vegetables, with which it acquires a translucent appearance. (Photo by Gerardo Vieyra/NurPhoto)

Photo ID	#10258154
Date Taken	11 July 2023
Location	N/A
Photographer	Gerardo Vieyra/NurPhoto
Category	Human Interest
Copyright	© 2026 NurPhoto - Gerardo Vieyra/NurPhoto

Press conference for the Crystallised Sweets Fair in Xochimilco Mexico City Press Conference Crystallised Sweets Fair in Xochimilco Mexico City Capital CDMX Archaeological Museum Crystallised Sweet Fair Santa Cruz Acalpixca Event José Carlos Acosta Ruiz Mayor of Xochimilco Abuelita Amalia Salas Casales Artisan Traditional Doctor Activist Defence Land Corn Water Chinampas Lake Xochimilco Juanita Alarcón Producer Crystallised Sweets HUM Human interest Juanita Alarcon.