palenque

There are likely fowl fanciers around, but I haven't met any except the ubitiquious breeders of cocks for the 'palenque'.

Horsing Around Down at the Carniceria 2006

"Our son's getting married December 29, and we want you to come, so I'm going to give you a special invitation the next time you're at my palenque."

A wedding and christening in rural Oaxaca: The mandate of tradition 2009

"Our son's getting married December 29, and we want you to come, so I'm going to give you a special invitation the next time you're at my palenque."

A wedding and christening in rural Oaxaca: The mandate of tradition 2009

Pero nos dejaron pruebas de su origen estelar, como el famoso "Astronauta de palenque".

Pseudohistoria: 2012, el fin del mundo se acerca (��Otra vez?) 2009

Although he attended high school, he was more interested in working the fields and life in the palenque.

Family tradition: five generations of mezcaleros in Matatlan, Oaxaca 2007

Although he attended high school, he was more interested in working the fields and life in the palenque.

Family tradition: five generations of mezcaleros in Matatlan, Oaxaca 2007

Although he attended high school, he was more interested in working the fields and life in the palenque.

Family tradition: five generations of mezcaleros in Matatlan, Oaxaca 2007

Then the piñas or pineapples - the hearts of the agave look rather like giant pineapples once their spiked leaves are removed - are brought in to the palenque (mescal production area) on the backs of burros or in sturdy but dilapidated pickups.

Mescal 2003

Some companies in Oaxaca and elsewhere may blend several different kinds of mescal for a particular flavor, but most mescals are from a single still at a single palenque, so they are more like single malt scotch in this sense.

Mescal 2003

Then the piñas or pineapples - the hearts of the agave look rather like giant pineapples once their spiked leaves are removed - are brought in to the palenque (mescal production area) on the backs of burros or in sturdy but dilapidated pickups.

Mescal 2003