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In this paper, the evolution for producing tortillas is presented. It includes the history from the Aztecs up-to-date. Some technical problems and how were overcome are also outlined.

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Figueroa, J.D.C., Lozano, G.A., López-Cajún, C.S., González-Hernández, J. (2000). Evolution of the Machines for the Corn Tortillas Production. In: Ceccarelli, M. (eds) International Symposium on History of Machines and Mechanisms Proceedings HMM 2000. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-9554-4_10

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