Sugar…Costa Rican style
In going through some old image galleries on my computer, I came across some shots taken on a trip to Costa Rica where I had the wonderful opportunity to visit a family run farm on which sugar cane was a primary crop.
During the tour, I was impressed by the level of knowledge possessed by our guide (one of the family’s sons). The photos below show the sugar cane in the field followed by the old ox-powered machine formerly used to extract the juice from the cane and the family patriarch cooking and casting the sugar into usable form.
If you find yourself in Costa Rica’s Cloud Forest (Monteverde) look up the “El Trapiche” tour for an enjoyable and educational afternoon. http://www.eltrapichetour.com/Trapiche/Welcome.html
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- Sugar cane in field (Costa Rica)
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- Close up of sugar cane
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- Interior of cane
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- Sugar Cane Mill
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- Cooking the sugar
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- Filling Sugar Molds
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- Finished Sugar Blocks