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Les habitants du littoral se consacrent à la culture de plantes industrielles. La canne à sucre constitue l'une des principales ressources agricoles de la côte péruvienne. La canne à sucre est également cultivée dans les régions basses et chaudes des vallées andines, comme ici sur les rives du Río Apurímac. - 1969

Sugar cane is grown in the region of Villa Belgrano in the province of Tucumán. - 1973

On a sugar cane plantation in Nicaragua. Like coffee trees, sugar cane is one of the most widespread industrial plants in the Central American republics. Their harvest is known as zafra. It involves thousands of farm workers who usually live permanently on the estate. However, if necessary, the owners can still hire a number of peones, who can be considered as seasonal workers. - 1977

A small-scale refinery in the village of Belén, Nicaragua. Similar establishments are found in large numbers in most tropical regions of the subcontinent. Immediately after the harvest, the sugar canes are brought by truck to the factory and then passed through huge crushing machines where a few indigenous people work. The juice that flows out is carefully collected in basins. It then undergoes a series of transformations that result in the production of a more or less refined sugar. Sugar cane is one of the main agricultural resources of certain regions of the Central American republics as well as of some neighbouring islands in the Caribbean Sea. The zafra takes place without interruption during the twelve months of the year. This work is mainly carried out by the blacks who were brought from Africa during the period of slavery for this very specific purpose. Indeed, the work is extremely arduous, as it is carried out under a blazing sun and in very high temperatures. It requires sustained physical effort that only the blacks, who are generally athletes, are able to provide. At the end of the harvest, the fields are burnt and a new cycle begins. - 1977

House construction near San Jerónimo in the department of Baja Veracruz. The roof is covered with sugar cane leaves and can serve up to 15 years before it needs to be renewed. - 1977

An old lorry loaded to the brim with freshly harvested sugar cane. The scene is typical of sugar cane transport in the agricultural regions along the Pan-American Highway in northern Peru. – Northern Peru – 1976

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