“How do they split the 100-pound piñas?”

Fred wants to know how they split these babies. With an ax, one at a time. Hard, hard, work…

Photo by David Lansing.

And take a look at the hats on these guys. They stuff rags underneath them to cushion the weight of the agave but it can’t help much. Just look at the size of the pinas about to be loaded into the horno in the background.