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Caption: Panaderia Tacuari Story by Ana Aldridge. Photos by Ana Aldridge and Julie Alpaugh.
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Caption: Panaderia Tacuari is an family-owned Uruguayan bakery located at 145 Fritz Mar Lane, which opened in the late summer of 2015.
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Caption: Owners Ignacio Vergara and Ana Martinez worked alongside their son, Ignacio Jr. Vergara, nonstop this summer renovating the bakery's building because of its lack of use over the years and severe water damage.
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Caption: Ignacio, Ana, and Ignacio Jr. work every day in the bakery attending the cash register and baking.
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Caption: Here, Ignacio Jr. works in the bakery. He is a senior at Clarke Central High School.
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Caption: The bakery offers a large variety of baked goods and other lunch and breakfast options as well. All foods are made from scratch.
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Caption: “We are lucky. We are growing. We are still learning." Ignacio Vergara