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  • People gathering around the holy man in Bafata-Oio village, Aladji Fode Mai Toure, expecting his blessing and listening to his advice. Locally known as "Homem Grande", meaning 'great man', serving as a community and local leader. Half of the population are considered to be muslim.
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  • Men chat and wait around the house of the holy man in Bafata-Oio village, Aladji Fode Mai Toure, expecting his blessing and listening to his advice. Locally known as "Homem Grande", meaning 'great man', serving as a community and local leader. Half of the population are considered to be muslim.
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  • People gathering around the holy man in Bafata-Oio village, Aladji Fode Mai Toure, expecting his blessing and listening to his advice. Locally known as "Homem Grande", meaning 'great man', serving as a community and local leader. Half of the population are considered to be muslim.
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  • The Friday mosque is supposedly dated of the 13/14th century and the squared minaret is said to be the 2nd oldest in use in the world. Chinguetti, a medieval trading center founded in the 13th century, now home of some libraries full of ancient arab manuscripts
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  • The holy man in Bafata-Oio village, Aladji Fode Mai Toure. Locally known as "Homem Grande", meaning 'great man', serving as a community and local leader. Half of the population are considered to be muslim.
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  • People gathering around the holy man in Bafata-Oio village, Aladji Fode Mai Toure, expecting his blessing and listening to his advice. Locally known as "Homem Grande", meaning 'great man', serving as a community and local leader. Half of the population are considered to be muslim.
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  • Antonio Lobo Antunes, a distinguished Portuguese writer and novelist, photographed while editing and working on his next book.
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  • Antonio Lobo Antunes, a distinguished Portuguese writer and novelist, photographed while editing and working on his next book.
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  • An elementary school, or primary school, as seen in Ingore. Children are crammed into old desks and attend class in poorly maintained classrooms. The very first university in the country opened in 2003, almost 30 years fater the country claimed independence from the former colonizer, Portugal.
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  • An elementary school, or primary school, as seen in Ingore. Children are crammed into old desks and attend class in poorly maintained classrooms. The very first university in the country opened in 2003, almost 30 years fater the country claimed independence from the former colonizer, Portugal.
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  • Armando, one of the many tailors in Cacheu, working under the porch outside his shop. Throughout the country tailoring is a popular and common occupation among men.
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  • a local guide shows some of old tablets part of the 'Ahmed al Mahmoud fondation' library in Chuinguetti. Some of the manuscripts date back to the 9th century up to the 20th.
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  • Scraping silt in the outer margins of the Cacheu River. Silt from the surrounding fields, bathed by the salty ocean waters, carry a concentration of salt that these women filter with fresh water, boil it in a big flat pan which, after all water has evaporated, salt remains on the pan. These women produce around 5 ton of salt a year and are a main contributor to the local economy.
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  • Antonio Lobo Antunes, a distinguished Portuguese writer and novelist, photographed while editing and working on his next book.
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  • Antonio Lobo Antunes, a distinguished Portuguese writer and novelist, photographed while editing and working on his next book.
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  • Antonio Lobo Antunes, a distinguished Portuguese writer and novelist, photographed while editing and working on his next book.
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  • Antonio Lobo Antunes, a distinguished Portuguese writer and novelist, photographed while editing and working on his next book.
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  • Antonio Lobo Antunes, a distinguished Portuguese writer and novelist, photographed while editing and working on his next book.
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  • Antonio Lobo Antunes, a distinguished Portuguese writer and novelist, photographed while editing and working on his next book.
    h_00007696.jpg
  • Antonio Lobo Antunes, a distinguished Portuguese writer and novelist, photographed while editing and working on his next book.
    h_00007695.jpg
  • Antonio Lobo Antunes, a distinguished Portuguese writer and novelist, photographed while editing and working on his next book.
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  • Antonio Lobo Antunes, a distinguished Portuguese writer and novelist, photographed while editing and working on his next book.
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  • Antonio Lobo Antunes, a distinguished Portuguese writer and novelist, photographed while editing and working on his next book.
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  • Early in the morning children gather in front of the school and lineup to sing the national anthem before the teacher. Most school facilities in the country are in poor conditions.
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  • Early in the morning children gather in front of the school and lineup to sing the national anthem before the teacher. Most school facilities in the country are in poor conditions.
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  • The owner of a pharmacy close to the local market in Ingore. Health facilities are scarce in this interior region of Guinea Bissau.
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  • A woman walks by down the road to Farim.
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  • A woman cooking lunch with red tomatoes at the Djalikunda center, an NGO house near K-3 village.
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  • A young woman selling lemons in a street of Bijene, posing for a photograph.
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  • The hands of Mr Dembo, tailor in Bijene. Tailor is very popular craft among men in Guinea Bissau.
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  • An elementary school, or primary school, as seen in Ingore. Children are crammed into old desks and attend class in poorly maintained classrooms. The very first university in the country opened in 2003, almost 30 years fater the country claimed independence from the former colonizer, Portugal.
    h_00005817.jpg
  • An elementary school, or primary school, as seen in Ingore. Children are crammed into old desks and attend class in poorly maintained classrooms. The very first university in the country opened in 2003, almost 30 years fater the country claimed independence from the former colonizer, Portugal.
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  • A woman cooking lunch with red tomatoes at the Djalikunda center, an NGO house near K-3 village.
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  • A general view over the Bandim market and the swarming busy crowd along the Airport Avenue. At Bandim you can buy and sell almost anything and a large number of West African vendors with all sorts of merchandise.
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  • biblioteca fondation ahmed al mahmoud com manuscritos arabes do sec XI ao XIX. chinguetti, mauritania. africa2007.
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  • Chinguetti, a lost village in the Adrar region, once an important home of Muslim scholars and Madrassas, today is famous for it's private libraries with ancient arab manuscripts from medicine to religion, some dating back to the 9th century.
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  • a local guide shows some of old tablets part of the 'Ahmed al Mahmoud fondation' library in Chuinguetti. Some of the manuscripts date back to the 9th century up to the 20th.
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  • a local guide shows some of old tablets part of the 'Ahmed al Mahmoud fondation' library in Chuinguetti. Some of the manuscripts date back to the 9th century up to the 20th.
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  • Ancient arab manuscripts part of  the 'Ahmed al Mahmoud fondation' library, in Chinguetti.
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  • a local guide shows some of old tablets part of the 'Ahmed al Mahmoud fondation' library in Chuinguetti. Some of the manuscripts date back to the 9th century up to the 20th.
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  • Ancient arab manuscripts part of  the 'Ahmed al Mahmoud fondation' library, in Chinguetti.
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  • a local guide shows some of old tablets part of the 'Ahmed al Mahmoud fondation' library in Chuinguetti. Some of the manuscripts date back to the 9th century up to the 20th.
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  • Ancient arab manuscripts part of  the 'Ahmed al Mahmoud fondation' library, in Chinguetti.
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  • a local guide shows some of old tablets part of the 'Ahmed al Mahmoud fondation' library in Chuinguetti. Some of the manuscripts date back to the 9th century up to the 20th.
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  • a local guide shows some of old tablets part of the 'Ahmed al Mahmoud fondation' library in Chuinguetti. Some of the manuscripts date back to the 9th century up to the 20th.
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  • biblioteca fondation ahmed al mahmoud com manuscritos arabes do sec XI ao XIX. chinguetti, mauritania. africa2007.
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  • Scraping silt in the outer margins of the Cacheu River. Silt from the surrounding fields, bathed by the salty ocean waters, carry a concentration of salt that these women filter with fresh water, boil it in a big flat pan which, after all water has evaporated, salt remains on the pan. These women produce around 5 ton of salt a year and are a main contributor to the local economy.
    h_00005673.jpg
  • Scraping silt in the outer margins of the Cacheu River. Silt from the surrounding fields, bathed by the salty ocean waters, carry a concentration of salt that these women filter with fresh water, boil it in a big flat pan which, after all water has evaporated, salt remains on the pan. These women produce around 5 ton of salt a year and are a main contributor to the local economy.
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  • An elementary school, or primary school, as seen in Ingore. Children are crammed into old desks and attend class in poorly maintained classrooms. The very first university in the country opened in 2003, almost 30 years fater the country claimed independence from the former colonizer, Portugal.
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  • Children playing with soap bubbles in Terreiro do Paço, also know as Praça do Comércio (Commerce Square). This square is the largest in Lisbon and is located just by the river Tagus. From left to right can be seen Augusta Street Arch and the equestrian statue of King Joseph I.
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  • This girl said she arrived 2 days before the photo was shoot.  He hopes to find quickly a job to be able to leave the church.
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  • Inside the stud farm exists a museum with some pieces about the history of the horses between cultures, their connection and importance with the human being.
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  • Inside the stud farm exists a museum with some pieces about the history of the horses between cultures, their connection and importance with the human being.
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  • 2015/03/13 - Pile, Ecuador: Manuel Lopez and his wife, Patricia Lopez, put the straw inside of a home made oven, where the straw will be bleached by the smoke from a combination hot coal and sulphur. After, the straw will be hanging again in the sun in order to get even whiter.  UNESCO declared the “Montecristi hat” in 2012 as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
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  • 2015/03/13 - Pile, Ecuador: Fausto Lopez boils the straw in order to prepare it to be weaved into a "Montecrisiti hat". A "Montecristi” takes on average  3 months to weave. It will be sold unfinished for around in Pile for $US700. Later on once in the U.S. or Europe can reach the price tag up to $US25,000. UNESCO declared the “Montecristi hat” in 2012 as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
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  • Filipe Carvalho, one of the owners of the company, drinking she donkey milk.<br />
It is said that Cleopatra always took her bath in donkey milk to keep her beauty eternal. Far beyond the aesthetic benefits, the donkey milk is in the animal world the closest to the human maternal milk and was used as it´s substitute until the twentieth century. More recent findings indicate that the donkey milk can also be consumed by children allergic to cow's milk.<br />
Despite all this, the great utility of the donkey had always been their mobility and strength, with the mechanization of agriculture and the development of transportation, the donkey began to be used less and less. In Portugal, in the twentieth century, a very partircular kind of donkey came in the process of extinction, the race of Miranda.<br />
Four years ago two businessmen in Portugal decided to merge these two factors and create Naturasin, a company dedicated to preserving the kind of Miranda by producing she donkey milk and selling it to the cosmetic industry.<br />
The small farm in Couco a village 100 km from Lisbon is this days selling milk to countries as far away as South Korea, it has 50 she donkeys and in 2011 were born in the farm 17 copies of the endangered species. In Portugal. 20/01/2012 NO SALES IN PORTUGAL
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  • Filipe Carvalho, one of the owners of the company, drinking she donkey milk.<br />
It is said that Cleopatra always took her bath in donkey milk to keep her beauty eternal. Far beyond the aesthetic benefits, the donkey milk is in the animal world the closest to the human maternal milk and was used as it´s substitute until the twentieth century. More recent findings indicate that the donkey milk can also be consumed by children allergic to cow's milk.<br />
Despite all this, the great utility of the donkey had always been their mobility and strength, with the mechanization of agriculture and the development of transportation, the donkey began to be used less and less. In Portugal, in the twentieth century, a very partircular kind of donkey came in the process of extinction, the race of Miranda.<br />
Four years ago two businessmen in Portugal decided to merge these two factors and create Naturasin, a company dedicated to preserving the kind of Miranda by producing she donkey milk and selling it to the cosmetic industry.<br />
The small farm in Couco a village 100 km from Lisbon is this days selling milk to countries as far away as South Korea, it has 50 she donkeys and in 2011 were born in the farm 17 copies of the endangered species. In Portugal. 20/01/2012 NO SALES IN PORTUGAL
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  • The she donkey milking parlor.<br />
It is said that Cleopatra always took her bath in donkey milk to keep her beauty eternal. Far beyond the aesthetic benefits, the donkey milk is in the animal world the closest to the human maternal milk and was used as it´s substitute until the twentieth century. More recent findings indicate that the donkey milk can also be consumed by children allergic to cow's milk.<br />
Despite all this, the great utility of the donkey had always been their mobility and strength, with the mechanization of agriculture and the development of transportation, the donkey began to be used less and less. In Portugal, in the twentieth century, a very partircular kind of donkey came in the process of extinction, the race of Miranda.<br />
Four years ago two businessmen in Portugal decided to merge these two factors and create Naturasin, a company dedicated to preserving the kind of Miranda by producing she donkey milk and selling it to the cosmetic industry.<br />
The small farm in Couco a village 100 km from Lisbon is this days selling milk to countries as far away as South Korea, it has 50 she donkeys and in 2011 were born in the farm 17 copies of the endangered species. In Portugal. 20/01/2012 NO SALES IN PORTUGAL
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  • The she donkey milking parlor.<br />
It is said that Cleopatra always took her bath in donkey milk to keep her beauty eternal. Far beyond the aesthetic benefits, the donkey milk is in the animal world the closest to the human maternal milk and was used as it´s substitute until the twentieth century. More recent findings indicate that the donkey milk can also be consumed by children allergic to cow's milk.<br />
Despite all this, the great utility of the donkey had always been their mobility and strength, with the mechanization of agriculture and the development of transportation, the donkey began to be used less and less. In Portugal, in the twentieth century, a very partircular kind of donkey came in the process of extinction, the race of Miranda.<br />
Four years ago two businessmen in Portugal decided to merge these two factors and create Naturasin, a company dedicated to preserving the kind of Miranda by producing she donkey milk and selling it to the cosmetic industry.<br />
The small farm in Couco a village 100 km from Lisbon is this days selling milk to countries as far away as South Korea, it has 50 she donkeys and in 2011 were born in the farm 17 copies of the endangered species. In Portugal. 20/01/2012 NO SALES IN PORTUGAL
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  • The she donkey milking parlor.<br />
It is said that Cleopatra always took her bath in donkey milk to keep her beauty eternal. Far beyond the aesthetic benefits, the donkey milk is in the animal world the closest to the human maternal milk and was used as it´s substitute until the twentieth century. More recent findings indicate that the donkey milk can also be consumed by children allergic to cow's milk.<br />
Despite all this, the great utility of the donkey had always been their mobility and strength, with the mechanization of agriculture and the development of transportation, the donkey began to be used less and less. In Portugal, in the twentieth century, a very partircular kind of donkey came in the process of extinction, the race of Miranda.<br />
Four years ago two businessmen in Portugal decided to merge these two factors and create Naturasin, a company dedicated to preserving the kind of Miranda by producing she donkey milk and selling it to the cosmetic industry.<br />
The small farm in Couco a village 100 km from Lisbon is this days selling milk to countries as far away as South Korea, it has 50 she donkeys and in 2011 were born in the farm 17 copies of the endangered species. In Portugal. 20/01/2012 NO SALES IN PORTUGAL
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  • The she donkey milking parlor.<br />
It is said that Cleopatra always took her bath in donkey milk to keep her beauty eternal. Far beyond the aesthetic benefits, the donkey milk is in the animal world the closest to the human maternal milk and was used as it´s substitute until the twentieth century. More recent findings indicate that the donkey milk can also be consumed by children allergic to cow's milk.<br />
Despite all this, the great utility of the donkey had always been their mobility and strength, with the mechanization of agriculture and the development of transportation, the donkey began to be used less and less. In Portugal, in the twentieth century, a very partircular kind of donkey came in the process of extinction, the race of Miranda.<br />
Four years ago two businessmen in Portugal decided to merge these two factors and create Naturasin, a company dedicated to preserving the kind of Miranda by producing she donkey milk and selling it to the cosmetic industry.<br />
The small farm in Couco a village 100 km from Lisbon is this days selling milk to countries as far away as South Korea, it has 50 she donkeys and in 2011 were born in the farm 17 copies of the endangered species. In Portugal. 20/01/2012 NO SALES IN PORTUGAL
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  • The she donkey milking parlor.<br />
It is said that Cleopatra always took her bath in donkey milk to keep her beauty eternal. Far beyond the aesthetic benefits, the donkey milk is in the animal world the closest to the human maternal milk and was used as it´s substitute until the twentieth century. More recent findings indicate that the donkey milk can also be consumed by children allergic to cow's milk.<br />
Despite all this, the great utility of the donkey had always been their mobility and strength, with the mechanization of agriculture and the development of transportation, the donkey began to be used less and less. In Portugal, in the twentieth century, a very partircular kind of donkey came in the process of extinction, the race of Miranda.<br />
Four years ago two businessmen in Portugal decided to merge these two factors and create Naturasin, a company dedicated to preserving the kind of Miranda by producing she donkey milk and selling it to the cosmetic industry.<br />
The small farm in Couco a village 100 km from Lisbon is this days selling milk to countries as far away as South Korea, it has 50 she donkeys and in 2011 were born in the farm 17 copies of the endangered species. In Portugal. 20/01/2012 NO SALES IN PORTUGAL
    h_00016921.jpg
  • It is said that Cleopatra always took her bath in donkey milk to keep her beauty eternal. Far beyond the aesthetic benefits, the donkey milk is in the animal world the closest to the human maternal milk and was used as it´s substitute until the twentieth century. More recent findings indicate that the donkey milk can also be consumed by children allergic to cow's milk.<br />
Despite all this, the great utility of the donkey had always been their mobility and strength, with the mechanization of agriculture and the development of transportation, the donkey began to be used less and less. In Portugal, in the twentieth century, a very partircular kind of donkey came in the process of extinction, the race of Miranda.<br />
Four years ago two businessmen in Portugal decided to merge these two factors and create Naturasin, a company dedicated to preserving the kind of Miranda by producing she donkey milk and selling it to the cosmetic industry.<br />
The small farm in Couco a village 100 km from Lisbon is this days selling milk to countries as far away as South Korea, it has 50 she donkeys and in 2011 were born in the farm 17 copies of the endangered species. In Portugal. 20/01/2012 NO SALES IN PORTUGAL
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  • It is said that Cleopatra always took her bath in donkey milk to keep her beauty eternal. Far beyond the aesthetic benefits, the donkey milk is in the animal world the closest to the human maternal milk and was used as it´s substitute until the twentieth century. More recent findings indicate that the donkey milk can also be consumed by children allergic to cow's milk.<br />
Despite all this, the great utility of the donkey had always been their mobility and strength, with the mechanization of agriculture and the development of transportation, the donkey began to be used less and less. In Portugal, in the twentieth century, a very partircular kind of donkey came in the process of extinction, the race of Miranda.<br />
Four years ago two businessmen in Portugal decided to merge these two factors and create Naturasin, a company dedicated to preserving the kind of Miranda by producing she donkey milk and selling it to the cosmetic industry.<br />
The small farm in Couco a village 100 km from Lisbon is this days selling milk to countries as far away as South Korea, it has 50 she donkeys and in 2011 were born in the farm 17 copies of the endangered species. In Portugal. 20/01/2012 NO SALES IN PORTUGAL
    h_00016917.jpg
  • It is said that Cleopatra always took her bath in donkey milk to keep her beauty eternal. Far beyond the aesthetic benefits, the donkey milk is in the animal world the closest to the human maternal milk and was used as it´s substitute until the twentieth century. More recent findings indicate that the donkey milk can also be consumed by children allergic to cow's milk.<br />
Despite all this, the great utility of the donkey had always been their mobility and strength, with the mechanization of agriculture and the development of transportation, the donkey began to be used less and less. In Portugal, in the twentieth century, a very partircular kind of donkey came in the process of extinction, the race of Miranda.<br />
Four years ago two businessmen in Portugal decided to merge these two factors and create Naturasin, a company dedicated to preserving the kind of Miranda by producing she donkey milk and selling it to the cosmetic industry.<br />
The small farm in Couco a village 100 km from Lisbon is this days selling milk to countries as far away as South Korea, it has 50 she donkeys and in 2011 were born in the farm 17 copies of the endangered species. In Portugal. 20/01/2012 NO SALES IN PORTUGAL
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  • .One of the goals of the company is the reproduction of donkeys in order to ensure the continuity of the species.<br />
It is said that Cleopatra always took her bath in donkey milk to keep her beauty eternal. Far beyond the aesthetic benefits, the donkey milk is in the animal world the closest to the human maternal milk and was used as it´s substitute until the twentieth century. More recent findings indicate that the donkey milk can also be consumed by children allergic to cow's milk.<br />
Despite all this, the great utility of the donkey had always been their mobility and strength, with the mechanization of agriculture and the development of transportation, the donkey began to be used less and less. In Portugal, in the twentieth century, a very partircular kind of donkey came in the process of extinction, the race of Miranda.<br />
Four years ago two businessmen in Portugal decided to merge these two factors and create Naturasin, a company dedicated to preserving the kind of Miranda by producing she donkey milk and selling it to the cosmetic industry.<br />
The small farm in Couco a village 100 km from Lisbon is this days selling milk to countries as far away as South Korea, it has 50 she donkeys and in 2011 were born in the farm 17 copies of the endangered species. In Portugal. 20/01/2012 NO SALES IN PORTUGAL
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  • Miguel Carvalho and Filipe Carvalho, founders of the milking company.<br />
It is said that Cleopatra always took her bath in donkey milk to keep her beauty eternal. Far beyond the aesthetic benefits, the donkey milk is in the animal world the closest to the human maternal milk and was used as it´s substitute until the twentieth century. More recent findings indicate that the donkey milk can also be consumed by children allergic to cow's milk.<br />
Despite all this, the great utility of the donkey had always been their mobility and strength, with the mechanization of agriculture and the development of transportation, the donkey began to be used less and less. In Portugal, in the twentieth century, a very partircular kind of donkey came in the process of extinction, the race of Miranda.<br />
Four years ago two businessmen in Portugal decided to merge these two factors and create Naturasin, a company dedicated to preserving the kind of Miranda by producing she donkey milk and selling it to the cosmetic industry.<br />
The small farm in Couco a village 100 km from Lisbon is this days selling milk to countries as far away as South Korea, it has 50 she donkeys and in 2011 were born in the farm 17 copies of the endangered species. In Portugal. 20/01/2012 NO SALES IN PORTUGAL
    h_00016912.jpg
  • It is said that Cleopatra always took her bath in donkey milk to keep her beauty eternal. Far beyond the aesthetic benefits, the donkey milk is in the animal world the closest to the human maternal milk and was used as it´s substitute until the twentieth century. More recent findings indicate that the donkey milk can also be consumed by children allergic to cow's milk.<br />
Despite all this, the great utility of the donkey had always been their mobility and strength, with the mechanization of agriculture and the development of transportation, the donkey began to be used less and less. In Portugal, in the twentieth century, a very partircular kind of donkey came in the process of extinction, the race of Miranda.<br />
Four years ago two businessmen in Portugal decided to merge these two factors and create Naturasin, a company dedicated to preserving the kind of Miranda by producing she donkey milk and selling it to the cosmetic industry.<br />
The small farm in Couco a village 100 km from Lisbon is this days selling milk to countries as far away as South Korea, it has 50 she donkeys and in 2011 were born in the farm 17 copies of the endangered species. In Portugal. 20/01/2012 NO SALES IN PORTUGAL
    h_00016911.jpg
  • One of the goals of the company is the reproduction of donkeys in order to ensure the continuity of the species.<br />
It is said that Cleopatra always took her bath in donkey milk to keep her beauty eternal. Far beyond the aesthetic benefits, the donkey milk is in the animal world the closest to the human maternal milk and was used as it´s substitute until the twentieth century. More recent findings indicate that the donkey milk can also be consumed by children allergic to cow's milk.<br />
Despite all this, the great utility of the donkey had always been their mobility and strength, with the mechanization of agriculture and the development of transportation, the donkey began to be used less and less. In Portugal, in the twentieth century, a very partircular kind of donkey came in the process of extinction, the race of Miranda.<br />
Four years ago two businessmen in Portugal decided to merge these two factors and create Naturasin, a company dedicated to preserving the kind of Miranda by producing she donkey milk and selling it to the cosmetic industry.<br />
The small farm in Couco a village 100 km from Lisbon is this days selling milk to countries as far away as South Korea, it has 50 she donkeys and in 2011 were born in the farm 17 copies of the endangered species. In Portugal. 20/01/2012 NO SALES IN PORTUGAL
    h_00016910.jpg
  • It is said that Cleopatra always took her bath in donkey milk to keep her beauty eternal. Far beyond the aesthetic benefits, the donkey milk is in the animal world the closest to the human maternal milk and was used as it´s substitute until the twentieth century. More recent findings indicate that the donkey milk can also be consumed by children allergic to cow's milk.<br />
Despite all this, the great utility of the donkey had always been their mobility and strength, with the mechanization of agriculture and the development of transportation, the donkey began to be used less and less. In Portugal, in the twentieth century, a very partircular kind of donkey came in the process of extinction, the race of Miranda.<br />
Four years ago two businessmen in Portugal decided to merge these two factors and create Naturasin, a company dedicated to preserving the kind of Miranda by producing she donkey milk and selling it to the cosmetic industry.<br />
The small farm in Couco a village 100 km from Lisbon is this days selling milk to countries as far away as South Korea, it has 50 she donkeys and in 2011 were born in the farm 17 copies of the endangered species. In Portugal. 20/01/2012 NO SALES IN PORTUGAL
    h_00016906.jpg
  • It is said that Cleopatra always took her bath in donkey milk to keep her beauty eternal. Far beyond the aesthetic benefits, the donkey milk is in the animal world the closest to the human maternal milk and was used as it´s substitute until the twentieth century. More recent findings indicate that the donkey milk can also be consumed by children allergic to cow's milk.<br />
Despite all this, the great utility of the donkey had always been their mobility and strength, with the mechanization of agriculture and the development of transportation, the donkey began to be used less and less. In Portugal, in the twentieth century, a very partircular kind of donkey came in the process of extinction, the race of Miranda.<br />
Four years ago two businessmen in Portugal decided to merge these two factors and create Naturasin, a company dedicated to preserving the kind of Miranda by producing she donkey milk and selling it to the cosmetic industry.<br />
The small farm in Couco a village 100 km from Lisbon is this days selling milk to countries as far away as South Korea, it has 50 she donkeys and in 2011 were born in the farm 17 copies of the endangered species. In Portugal. 20/01/2012 NO SALES IN PORTUGAL
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  • Miguel Carvalho, one of the founders of the milking company.<br />
It is said that Cleopatra always took her bath in donkey milk to keep her beauty eternal. Far beyond the aesthetic benefits, the donkey milk is in the animal world the closest to the human maternal milk and was used as it´s substitute until the twentieth century. More recent findings indicate that the donkey milk can also be consumed by children allergic to cow's milk.<br />
Despite all this, the great utility of the donkey had always been their mobility and strength, with the mechanization of agriculture and the development of transportation, the donkey began to be used less and less. In Portugal, in the twentieth century, a very partircular kind of donkey came in the process of extinction, the race of Miranda.<br />
Four years ago two businessmen in Portugal decided to merge these two factors and create Naturasin, a company dedicated to preserving the kind of Miranda by producing she donkey milk and selling it to the cosmetic industry.<br />
The small farm in Couco a village 100 km from Lisbon is this days selling milk to countries as far away as South Korea, it has 50 she donkeys and in 2011 were born in the farm 17 copies of the endangered species. In Portugal. 20/01/2012 NO SALES IN PORTUGAL
    h_00016903.jpg
  • It is said that Cleopatra always took her bath in donkey milk to keep her beauty eternal. Far beyond the aesthetic benefits, the donkey milk is in the animal world the closest to the human maternal milk and was used as it´s substitute until the twentieth century. More recent findings indicate that the donkey milk can also be consumed by children allergic to cow's milk.<br />
Despite all this, the great utility of the donkey had always been their mobility and strength, with the mechanization of agriculture and the development of transportation, the donkey began to be used less and less. In Portugal, in the twentieth century, a very partircular kind of donkey came in the process of extinction, the race of Miranda.<br />
Four years ago two businessmen in Portugal decided to merge these two factors and create Naturasin, a company dedicated to preserving the kind of Miranda by producing she donkey milk and selling it to the cosmetic industry.<br />
The small farm in Couco a village 100 km from Lisbon is this days selling milk to countries as far away as South Korea, it has 50 she donkeys and in 2011 were born in the farm 17 copies of the endangered species. In Portugal. 20/01/2012 NO SALES IN PORTUGAL
    h_00016901.jpg
  • It is said that Cleopatra always took her bath in donkey milk to keep her beauty eternal. Far beyond the aesthetic benefits, the donkey milk is in the animal world the closest to the human maternal milk and was used as it´s substitute until the twentieth century. More recent findings indicate that the donkey milk can also be consumed by children allergic to cow's milk.<br />
Despite all this, the great utility of the donkey had always been their mobility and strength, with the mechanization of agriculture and the development of transportation, the donkey began to be used less and less. In Portugal, in the twentieth century, a very partircular kind of donkey came in the process of extinction, the race of Miranda.<br />
Four years ago two businessmen in Portugal decided to merge these two factors and create Naturasin, a company dedicated to preserving the kind of Miranda by producing she donkey milk and selling it to the cosmetic industry.<br />
The small farm in Couco a village 100 km from Lisbon is this days selling milk to countries as far away as South Korea, it has 50 she donkeys and in 2011 were born in the farm 17 copies of the endangered species. In Portugal. 20/01/2012 NO SALES IN PORTUGAL
    h_00016900.jpg
  • The she donkey milking parlor.<br />
It is said that Cleopatra always took her bath in donkey milk to keep her beauty eternal. Far beyond the aesthetic benefits, the donkey milk is in the animal world the closest to the human maternal milk and was used as it´s substitute until the twentieth century. More recent findings indicate that the donkey milk can also be consumed by children allergic to cow's milk.<br />
Despite all this, the great utility of the donkey had always been their mobility and strength, with the mechanization of agriculture and the development of transportation, the donkey began to be used less and less. In Portugal, in the twentieth century, a very partircular kind of donkey came in the process of extinction, the race of Miranda.<br />
Four years ago two businessmen in Portugal decided to merge these two factors and create Naturasin, a company dedicated to preserving the kind of Miranda by producing she donkey milk and selling it to the cosmetic industry.<br />
The small farm in Couco a village 100 km from Lisbon is this days selling milk to countries as far away as South Korea, it has 50 she donkeys and in 2011 were born in the farm 17 copies of the endangered species. In Portugal. 20/01/2012 NO SALES IN PORTUGAL
    h_00016898.jpg
  • Filipe Carvalho, one of the owners of the companyamd his wife Maria, in the milking parlor.<br />
It is said that Cleopatra always took her bath in donkey milk to keep her beauty eternal. Far beyond the aesthetic benefits, the donkey milk is in the animal world the closest to the human maternal milk and was used as it´s substitute until the twentieth century. More recent findings indicate that the donkey milk can also be consumed by children allergic to cow's milk.<br />
Despite all this, the great utility of the donkey had always been their mobility and strength, with the mechanization of agriculture and the development of transportation, the donkey began to be used less and less. In Portugal, in the twentieth century, a very partircular kind of donkey came in the process of extinction, the race of Miranda.<br />
Four years ago two businessmen in Portugal decided to merge these two factors and create Naturasin, a company dedicated to preserving the kind of Miranda by producing she donkey milk and selling it to the cosmetic industry.<br />
The small farm in Couco a village 100 km from Lisbon is this days selling milk to countries as far away as South Korea, it has 50 she donkeys and in 2011 were born in the farm 17 copies of the endangered species. In Portugal. 20/01/2012 NO SALES IN PORTUGAL
    h_00016896.jpg
  • Filipe Carvalho, one of the owners of the company, in the milking parlor.<br />
It is said that Cleopatra always took her bath in donkey milk to keep her beauty eternal. Far beyond the aesthetic benefits, the donkey milk is in the animal world the closest to the human maternal milk and was used as it´s substitute until the twentieth century. More recent findings indicate that the donkey milk can also be consumed by children allergic to cow's milk.<br />
Despite all this, the great utility of the donkey had always been their mobility and strength, with the mechanization of agriculture and the development of transportation, the donkey began to be used less and less. In Portugal, in the twentieth century, a very partircular kind of donkey came in the process of extinction, the race of Miranda.<br />
Four years ago two businessmen in Portugal decided to merge these two factors and create Naturasin, a company dedicated to preserving the kind of Miranda by producing she donkey milk and selling it to the cosmetic industry.<br />
The small farm in Couco a village 100 km from Lisbon is this days selling milk to countries as far away as South Korea, it has 50 she donkeys and in 2011 were born in the farm 17 copies of the endangered species. In Portugal. 20/01/2012 NO SALES IN PORTUGAL
    h_00016893.jpg
  • The she donkey milking parlor.<br />
It is said that Cleopatra always took her bath in donkey milk to keep her beauty eternal. Far beyond the aesthetic benefits, the donkey milk is in the animal world the closest to the human maternal milk and was used as it´s substitute until the twentieth century. More recent findings indicate that the donkey milk can also be consumed by children allergic to cow's milk.<br />
Despite all this, the great utility of the donkey had always been their mobility and strength, with the mechanization of agriculture and the development of transportation, the donkey began to be used less and less. In Portugal, in the twentieth century, a very partircular kind of donkey came in the process of extinction, the race of Miranda.<br />
Four years ago two businessmen in Portugal decided to merge these two factors and create Naturasin, a company dedicated to preserving the kind of Miranda by producing she donkey milk and selling it to the cosmetic industry.<br />
The small farm in Couco a village 100 km from Lisbon is this days selling milk to countries as far away as South Korea, it has 50 she donkeys and in 2011 were born in the farm 17 copies of the endangered species. In Portugal. 20/01/2012 NO SALES IN PORTUGAL
    h_00016894.jpg
  • She donkey milk.<br />
It is said that Cleopatra always took her bath in donkey milk to keep her beauty eternal. Far beyond the aesthetic benefits, the donkey milk is in the animal world the closest to the human maternal milk and was used as it´s substitute until the twentieth century. More recent findings indicate that the donkey milk can also be consumed by children allergic to cow's milk.<br />
Despite all this, the great utility of the donkey had always been their mobility and strength, with the mechanization of agriculture and the development of transportation, the donkey began to be used less and less. In Portugal, in the twentieth century, a very partircular kind of donkey came in the process of extinction, the race of Miranda.<br />
Four years ago two businessmen in Portugal decided to merge these two factors and create Naturasin, a company dedicated to preserving the kind of Miranda by producing she donkey milk and selling it to the cosmetic industry.<br />
The small farm in Couco a village 100 km from Lisbon is this days selling milk to countries as far away as South Korea, it has 50 she donkeys and in 2011 were born in the farm 17 copies of the endangered species. In Portugal. 20/01/2012 NO SALES IN PORTUGAL
    h_00016929.jpg
  • Filipe Carvalho, one of the owners of the company, drinking she donkey milk.<br />
It is said that Cleopatra always took her bath in donkey milk to keep her beauty eternal. Far beyond the aesthetic benefits, the donkey milk is in the animal world the closest to the human maternal milk and was used as it´s substitute until the twentieth century. More recent findings indicate that the donkey milk can also be consumed by children allergic to cow's milk.<br />
Despite all this, the great utility of the donkey had always been their mobility and strength, with the mechanization of agriculture and the development of transportation, the donkey began to be used less and less. In Portugal, in the twentieth century, a very partircular kind of donkey came in the process of extinction, the race of Miranda.<br />
Four years ago two businessmen in Portugal decided to merge these two factors and create Naturasin, a company dedicated to preserving the kind of Miranda by producing she donkey milk and selling it to the cosmetic industry.<br />
The small farm in Couco a village 100 km from Lisbon is this days selling milk to countries as far away as South Korea, it has 50 she donkeys and in 2011 were born in the farm 17 copies of the endangered species. In Portugal. 20/01/2012 NO SALES IN PORTUGAL
    h_00016930.jpg
  • The she donkey milking parlor.<br />
It is said that Cleopatra always took her bath in donkey milk to keep her beauty eternal. Far beyond the aesthetic benefits, the donkey milk is in the animal world the closest to the human maternal milk and was used as it´s substitute until the twentieth century. More recent findings indicate that the donkey milk can also be consumed by children allergic to cow's milk.<br />
Despite all this, the great utility of the donkey had always been their mobility and strength, with the mechanization of agriculture and the development of transportation, the donkey began to be used less and less. In Portugal, in the twentieth century, a very partircular kind of donkey came in the process of extinction, the race of Miranda.<br />
Four years ago two businessmen in Portugal decided to merge these two factors and create Naturasin, a company dedicated to preserving the kind of Miranda by producing she donkey milk and selling it to the cosmetic industry.<br />
The small farm in Couco a village 100 km from Lisbon is this days selling milk to countries as far away as South Korea, it has 50 she donkeys and in 2011 were born in the farm 17 copies of the endangered species. In Portugal. 20/01/2012 NO SALES IN PORTUGAL
    h_00016925.jpg
  • It is said that Cleopatra always took her bath in donkey milk to keep her beauty eternal. Far beyond the aesthetic benefits, the donkey milk is in the animal world the closest to the human maternal milk and was used as it´s substitute until the twentieth century. More recent findings indicate that the donkey milk can also be consumed by children allergic to cow's milk.<br />
Despite all this, the great utility of the donkey had always been their mobility and strength, with the mechanization of agriculture and the development of transportation, the donkey began to be used less and less. In Portugal, in the twentieth century, a very partircular kind of donkey came in the process of extinction, the race of Miranda.<br />
Four years ago two businessmen in Portugal decided to merge these two factors and create Naturasin, a company dedicated to preserving the kind of Miranda by producing she donkey milk and selling it to the cosmetic industry.<br />
The small farm in Couco a village 100 km from Lisbon is this days selling milk to countries as far away as South Korea, it has 50 she donkeys and in 2011 were born in the farm 17 copies of the endangered species. In Portugal. 20/01/2012 NO SALES IN PORTUGAL
    h_00016919.jpg
  • One of the goals of the company is the reproduction of donkeys in order to ensure the continuity of the species.<br />
It is said that Cleopatra always took her bath in donkey milk to keep her beauty eternal. Far beyond the aesthetic benefits, the donkey milk is in the animal world the closest to the human maternal milk and was used as it´s substitute until the twentieth century. More recent findings indicate that the donkey milk can also be consumed by children allergic to cow's milk.<br />
Despite all this, the great utility of the donkey had always been their mobility and strength, with the mechanization of agriculture and the development of transportation, the donkey began to be used less and less. In Portugal, in the twentieth century, a very partircular kind of donkey came in the process of extinction, the race of Miranda.<br />
Four years ago two businessmen in Portugal decided to merge these two factors and create Naturasin, a company dedicated to preserving the kind of Miranda by producing she donkey milk and selling it to the cosmetic industry.<br />
The small farm in Couco a village 100 km from Lisbon is this days selling milk to countries as far away as South Korea, it has 50 she donkeys and in 2011 were born in the farm 17 copies of the endangered species. In Portugal. 20/01/2012 NO SALES IN PORTUGAL
    h_00016916.jpg
  • Miguel Carvalho and Filipe Carvalho, founders of the milking company.<br />
It is said that Cleopatra always took her bath in donkey milk to keep her beauty eternal. Far beyond the aesthetic benefits, the donkey milk is in the animal world the closest to the human maternal milk and was used as it´s substitute until the twentieth century. More recent findings indicate that the donkey milk can also be consumed by children allergic to cow's milk.<br />
Despite all this, the great utility of the donkey had always been their mobility and strength, with the mechanization of agriculture and the development of transportation, the donkey began to be used less and less. In Portugal, in the twentieth century, a very partircular kind of donkey came in the process of extinction, the race of Miranda.<br />
Four years ago two businessmen in Portugal decided to merge these two factors and create Naturasin, a company dedicated to preserving the kind of Miranda by producing she donkey milk and selling it to the cosmetic industry.<br />
The small farm in Couco a village 100 km from Lisbon is this days selling milk to countries as far away as South Korea, it has 50 she donkeys and in 2011 were born in the farm 17 copies of the endangered species. In Portugal. 20/01/2012 NO SALES IN PORTUGAL
    h_00016913.jpg
  • Miguel Carvalho and Filipe Carvalho, founders of the milking company.<br />
It is said that Cleopatra always took her bath in donkey milk to keep her beauty eternal. Far beyond the aesthetic benefits, the donkey milk is in the animal world the closest to the human maternal milk and was used as it´s substitute until the twentieth century. More recent findings indicate that the donkey milk can also be consumed by children allergic to cow's milk.<br />
Despite all this, the great utility of the donkey had always been their mobility and strength, with the mechanization of agriculture and the development of transportation, the donkey began to be used less and less. In Portugal, in the twentieth century, a very partircular kind of donkey came in the process of extinction, the race of Miranda.<br />
Four years ago two businessmen in Portugal decided to merge these two factors and create Naturasin, a company dedicated to preserving the kind of Miranda by producing she donkey milk and selling it to the cosmetic industry.<br />
The small farm in Couco a village 100 km from Lisbon is this days selling milk to countries as far away as South Korea, it has 50 she donkeys and in 2011 were born in the farm 17 copies of the endangered species. In Portugal. 20/01/2012 NO SALES IN PORTUGAL
    h_00016914.jpg
  • It is said that Cleopatra always took her bath in donkey milk to keep her beauty eternal. Far beyond the aesthetic benefits, the donkey milk is in the animal world the closest to the human maternal milk and was used as it´s substitute until the twentieth century. More recent findings indicate that the donkey milk can also be consumed by children allergic to cow's milk.<br />
Despite all this, the great utility of the donkey had always been their mobility and strength, with the mechanization of agriculture and the development of transportation, the donkey began to be used less and less. In Portugal, in the twentieth century, a very partircular kind of donkey came in the process of extinction, the race of Miranda.<br />
Four years ago two businessmen in Portugal decided to merge these two factors and create Naturasin, a company dedicated to preserving the kind of Miranda by producing she donkey milk and selling it to the cosmetic industry.<br />
The small farm in Couco a village 100 km from Lisbon is this days selling milk to countries as far away as South Korea, it has 50 she donkeys and in 2011 were born in the farm 17 copies of the endangered species. In Portugal. 20/01/2012 NO SALES IN PORTUGAL
    h_00016909.jpg
  • It is said that Cleopatra always took her bath in donkey milk to keep her beauty eternal. Far beyond the aesthetic benefits, the donkey milk is in the animal world the closest to the human maternal milk and was used as it´s substitute until the twentieth century. More recent findings indicate that the donkey milk can also be consumed by children allergic to cow's milk.<br />
Despite all this, the great utility of the donkey had always been their mobility and strength, with the mechanization of agriculture and the development of transportation, the donkey began to be used less and less. In Portugal, in the twentieth century, a very partircular kind of donkey came in the process of extinction, the race of Miranda.<br />
Four years ago two businessmen in Portugal decided to merge these two factors and create Naturasin, a company dedicated to preserving the kind of Miranda by producing she donkey milk and selling it to the cosmetic industry.<br />
The small farm in Couco a village 100 km from Lisbon is this days selling milk to countries as far away as South Korea, it has 50 she donkeys and in 2011 were born in the farm 17 copies of the endangered species. In Portugal. 20/01/2012 NO SALES IN PORTUGAL
    h_00016908.jpg
  • It is said that Cleopatra always took her bath in donkey milk to keep her beauty eternal. Far beyond the aesthetic benefits, the donkey milk is in the animal world the closest to the human maternal milk and was used as it´s substitute until the twentieth century. More recent findings indicate that the donkey milk can also be consumed by children allergic to cow's milk.<br />
Despite all this, the great utility of the donkey had always been their mobility and strength, with the mechanization of agriculture and the development of transportation, the donkey began to be used less and less. In Portugal, in the twentieth century, a very partircular kind of donkey came in the process of extinction, the race of Miranda.<br />
Four years ago two businessmen in Portugal decided to merge these two factors and create Naturasin, a company dedicated to preserving the kind of Miranda by producing she donkey milk and selling it to the cosmetic industry.<br />
The small farm in Couco a village 100 km from Lisbon is this days selling milk to countries as far away as South Korea, it has 50 she donkeys and in 2011 were born in the farm 17 copies of the endangered species. In Portugal. 20/01/2012 NO SALES IN PORTUGAL
    h_00016907.jpg
  • It is said that Cleopatra always took her bath in donkey milk to keep her beauty eternal. Far beyond the aesthetic benefits, the donkey milk is in the animal world the closest to the human maternal milk and was used as it´s substitute until the twentieth century. More recent findings indicate that the donkey milk can also be consumed by children allergic to cow's milk.<br />
Despite all this, the great utility of the donkey had always been their mobility and strength, with the mechanization of agriculture and the development of transportation, the donkey began to be used less and less. In Portugal, in the twentieth century, a very partircular kind of donkey came in the process of extinction, the race of Miranda.<br />
Four years ago two businessmen in Portugal decided to merge these two factors and create Naturasin, a company dedicated to preserving the kind of Miranda by producing she donkey milk and selling it to the cosmetic industry.<br />
The small farm in Couco a village 100 km from Lisbon is this days selling milk to countries as far away as South Korea, it has 50 she donkeys and in 2011 were born in the farm 17 copies of the endangered species. In Portugal. 20/01/2012 NO SALES IN PORTUGAL
    h_00016905.jpg
  • It is said that Cleopatra always took her bath in donkey milk to keep her beauty eternal. Far beyond the aesthetic benefits, the donkey milk is in the animal world the closest to the human maternal milk and was used as it´s substitute until the twentieth century. More recent findings indicate that the donkey milk can also be consumed by children allergic to cow's milk.<br />
Despite all this, the great utility of the donkey had always been their mobility and strength, with the mechanization of agriculture and the development of transportation, the donkey began to be used less and less. In Portugal, in the twentieth century, a very partircular kind of donkey came in the process of extinction, the race of Miranda.<br />
Four years ago two businessmen in Portugal decided to merge these two factors and create Naturasin, a company dedicated to preserving the kind of Miranda by producing she donkey milk and selling it to the cosmetic industry.<br />
The small farm in Couco a village 100 km from Lisbon is this days selling milk to countries as far away as South Korea, it has 50 she donkeys and in 2011 were born in the farm 17 copies of the endangered species. In Portugal. 20/01/2012 NO SALES IN PORTUGAL
    h_00016902.jpg
  • Filipe Carvalho, one of the owners of the company, in the milking parlor.<br />
It is said that Cleopatra always took her bath in donkey milk to keep her beauty eternal. Far beyond the aesthetic benefits, the donkey milk is in the animal world the closest to the human maternal milk and was used as it´s substitute until the twentieth century. More recent findings indicate that the donkey milk can also be consumed by children allergic to cow's milk.<br />
Despite all this, the great utility of the donkey had always been their mobility and strength, with the mechanization of agriculture and the development of transportation, the donkey began to be used less and less. In Portugal, in the twentieth century, a very partircular kind of donkey came in the process of extinction, the race of Miranda.<br />
Four years ago two businessmen in Portugal decided to merge these two factors and create Naturasin, a company dedicated to preserving the kind of Miranda by producing she donkey milk and selling it to the cosmetic industry.<br />
The small farm in Couco a village 100 km from Lisbon is this days selling milk to countries as far away as South Korea, it has 50 she donkeys and in 2011 were born in the farm 17 copies of the endangered species. In Portugal. 20/01/2012 NO SALES IN PORTUGAL
    h_00016899.jpg
  • The she donkey milking parlor.<br />
It is said that Cleopatra always took her bath in donkey milk to keep her beauty eternal. Far beyond the aesthetic benefits, the donkey milk is in the animal world the closest to the human maternal milk and was used as it´s substitute until the twentieth century. More recent findings indicate that the donkey milk can also be consumed by children allergic to cow's milk.<br />
Despite all this, the great utility of the donkey had always been their mobility and strength, with the mechanization of agriculture and the development of transportation, the donkey began to be used less and less. In Portugal, in the twentieth century, a very partircular kind of donkey came in the process of extinction, the race of Miranda.<br />
Four years ago two businessmen in Portugal decided to merge these two factors and create Naturasin, a company dedicated to preserving the kind of Miranda by producing she donkey milk and selling it to the cosmetic industry.<br />
The small farm in Couco a village 100 km from Lisbon is this days selling milk to countries as far away as South Korea, it has 50 she donkeys and in 2011 were born in the farm 17 copies of the endangered species. In Portugal. 20/01/2012 NO SALES IN PORTUGAL
    h_00016897.jpg
  • The she donkey milking parlor.<br />
It is said that Cleopatra always took her bath in donkey milk to keep her beauty eternal. Far beyond the aesthetic benefits, the donkey milk is in the animal world the closest to the human maternal milk and was used as it´s substitute until the twentieth century. More recent findings indicate that the donkey milk can also be consumed by children allergic to cow's milk.<br />
Despite all this, the great utility of the donkey had always been their mobility and strength, with the mechanization of agriculture and the development of transportation, the donkey began to be used less and less. In Portugal, in the twentieth century, a very partircular kind of donkey came in the process of extinction, the race of Miranda.<br />
Four years ago two businessmen in Portugal decided to merge these two factors and create Naturasin, a company dedicated to preserving the kind of Miranda by producing she donkey milk and selling it to the cosmetic industry.<br />
The small farm in Couco a village 100 km from Lisbon is this days selling milk to countries as far away as South Korea, it has 50 she donkeys and in 2011 were born in the farm 17 copies of the endangered species. In Portugal. 20/01/2012 NO SALES IN PORTUGAL
    h_00016895.jpg
  • 2015/03/14 - Montecristi, Ecuador: A "Montecristi hat" ready to be shipped. The best and thinnest hats fit in a small little box and never loose its shape when taken out. UNESCO declared the “Montecristi hat” in 2012 as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
    EL__2015_Montecristi_38.jpg
  • 2015/03/14 - Montecristi, Ecuador: A "Montecristi hat", sits on a table waiting to be finalized in a specialized shop in the town that gives the name to the famous hat. UNESCO declared the “Montecristi hat” in 2012 as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
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  • 2015/03/13 - Pile, Ecuador: A pot of hot coal and sulphur. Together it will create smoke that will bleach the straw used on the "Montecristi Hat". After, the straw will be hanging again in the sun in order to get even whiter.  UNESCO declared the “Montecristi hat” in 2012 as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
    EL__2015_Montecristi_30.jpg
  • 2015/03/13 - Pile, Ecuador: Manuel Lopez wets his fingers in order to be able to weave the straw into a "Montecristi hat". He is only able to work between 6am to 9am and then from 7pm till 10pm, because it is when the humidity conditions are at its best to work on the straw. Otherwise the heat will dry the straw and break it, damaging the hat. Manuel is one of the finest weavers in the village of Pile. It will take him on average 3 months to weave one hat, which he will sell it by around US$700. UNESCO declared the “Montecristi hat” in 2012 as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
    EL__2015_Montecristi_16.jpg
  • 2015/03/13 - Pile, Ecuador: Straw hangs on a window in order to dry before it is used to weave a "Montecrisit hat". A "Montecristi hat” takes on average 3 months to weave. It will be sold unfinished for around in Pile for $US700. Later on once in the U.S. or Europe can reach the price tag up to $US25,000. UNESCO declared the “Montecristi hat” in 2012 as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
    EL__2015_Montecristi_11.jpg
  • 2015/03/12 - Pile, Ecuador: The mold used by craftsmen to weave a "Montecristi hat". The real "Panamá hats" don't come from Panamá. A "Montecristi hat” takes on average 3 months to weave. It will be sold unfinished for around in Pile for $US700. Later on once in the U.S. or Europe it can reach the price tag up to $US25,000. UNESCO declared the “Montecristi hat” in 2012 as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
    EL__2015_Montecristi_06.jpg
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