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Reuters
Reuters
Environment
Jose Luis Gonzalez and Cassandra Garrison

In Mexico, a decade of images shows Mennonites' traditions frozen in time

A girl poses for a picture with her horse near an agricultural field in the Mennonite community of Buenos Aires, Janos, Chihuahua, Mexico December 26, 2015. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez

The Mennonite community in Chihuahua, Mexico, can trace its roots as far back as a century ago, when the first such settlers came seeking ideal farming land, isolation from the outside world and the preservation of their religion.

Here, their way of life is simple, with virtually no use of electricity or the internet. The community supports itself through its centuries-old tradition of farming: corn, chili peppers, cotton, onions.

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