Local female weaver mixing cochineal dye from insects, the definitive red used, Chumbe Community, Lamay, Sacred Valley, Peru, South America

Flower of opuntia ficus-indica (prickly pear) cactus crop for cochineal production, Mala, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain, Atlantic, Europe

Pads of cactus used to raise the cochineal beetle for making red dye, Oaxaca, Mexico, North America

Cactus used to raise the Cochineal beetle for making red dye, Oaxaca, Mexico, North America

Infested pads of cactus used to raise the Cochineal beetle for making red dye, Oaxaca, Mexico, North America

Zapotec woman grinding insects to make valuable cochineal dye, Teotitlan del Valle, Oaxaca, Mexico, North America

Pad of cactus used to raise the Cochineal beetle for making red dye, Oaxaca, Mexico, North America

Dishes of carmine in various shades of red in Ayacucho, Peru