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Image: Ristra chiles at the Hatch Chile Festival
You-pick chilis, not pumpkins in New Mexico
In some parts of the country, a balmy September afternoon might be spent picking pumpkins or apples. But in this corner of New Mexico, people flock Las Cruces for the past 45 years to hand-pick chili peppers. Full story
Norm Dettlaff / AP

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