Tuesday, January 23, 2007

A centenary tradition

Alvaro Murillo stands next to a melting pot where the sugarcane juice boils at a sugarcane processing plant known as Los Trapiches in Tacares, about 40 km. west of San Jose, Costa Rica Saturday, Jan. 6, 2007. Los Trapiches, which is powered by a water mill, was founded 101 years ago and still produces handcrafted toffee, molasses, and other sugarcane byproducts, daily consumed by Costa Ricans. (AP Photo/Cristobal Herrera)

1 comment:

Jane said...

Love the toffee and molasses.

This mill is wonderful. If the electricity fails, it will still function.