In Mexican town, goat's-blood is the lifeblood of its identity and tradition

Goats before the slaughter. (Photo: Alasdair Braverstock/Fox News Latino)

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Goat stomach contents. (Photo: Alasdair Braverstock/Fox News Latino)

Goat stomachs in a wheelbarrow. (Photo: Alasdair Braverstock/Fox News Latino)

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Isidro Ponce. (Photo: Alasdair Braverstock/Fox News Latino)

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Goat udders are hung out to dry in the sun to be turned into leather. (Photo: Alasdair Braverstock/Fox News Latino)

Goat meat being set out to cure in the sun. (Photo: Alasdair Braverstock/Fox News Latino)

Goat meat setting out in the sun to cure. (Photo: Alasdair Braverstock/Fox News Latino)

A chicken mixes among the goat meat being set out to cure in the sun. (Photo: Alasdair Braverstock/Fox News Latino)

Adelina Soriano making mole de caderas -- hip sauce. (Photo: Alasdair Braverstock/Fox News Latino)

Goat bones being boiled. (Photo: Alasdair Braverstock/Fox News Latino)

The fetal goats are also eaten. (Photo: Alasdair Braverstock/Fox News Latino)

A bucketful of goat's blood that's destined to be made into sauce. (Photo: Alasdair Braverstock/Fox News Latino)

An unborn goat somehow survives the macabre festival. (Photo: Alasdair Braverstock/Fox News Latino)