Monday, November 28, 2011

Sugar cane harvest

In this picture taken on Friday Nov. 25, 2011, a man controls the burning of sugar cane for easier cutting in a field near Retalhuleu, Guatemala. Sugar is Guatemala's most important agricultural export, making Guatemala the fifth largest sugar exporter in the world. The industry employs around 350,000 people, with people migrating from all parts of Guatemala, during the harvest season from October to March. Sugar cane workers earn around 60 quetzales per day, around $8 US dollars.
In this photo taken on Saturday Nov. 26, 2011, the hand of sugar cane worker Isaias is covered by ash as he works on a field near Retalhuleu, Guatemala.
In this picture taken on Friday Nov. 25, 2011, a man gives orders from the top of a truck during the controlled burning of a sugar cane field before cutting near Retalhuleu, Guatemala. Sugar is Guatemala's most important agricultural export, making Guatemala the fifth largest sugar exporter in the world. The industry employs around 350,000 people, with people migrating from all parts of Guatemala, during the harvest season from October to March. Sugar cane workers earn around 60 quetzales per day, around $8 US dollars.
In this picture taken on Saturday Nov. 26, 2011, a worker cuts sugar cane in a field near Retalhuleu, Guatemala.
In this picture taken on Friday Nov. 25, 2011, sugar cane worker Valerisimo Moran poses for the picture after finishing his work day near Retalhuleu, Guatemala.
In this picture taken on Saturday Nov. 26, 2011, sugar cane cutter Isaias works in a field near Retalhuleu, Guatemala.
In this picture taken on Friday Nov. 25, 2011, sugar cane worker Valerisimo Moran drinks water after finishing his work day near Retalhuleu, Guatemala. Sugar is Guatemala's most important agricultural export, making Guatemala the fifth largest sugar exporter in the world. The industry employs around 350,000 people, with people migrating from all parts of Guatemala, during the harvest season from October to March. Sugar cane workers earn around 60 quetzales per day, around $8 US dollars.
In this picture taken on Saturday Nov. 26, 2011, a sugar cane cutter sharpens his machete as he takes a break in a field near Retalhuleu, Guatemala. Sugar is Guatemala's most important agricultural export, making Guatemala the fifth largest sugar exporter in the world. The industry employs around 350,000 people, with people migrating from all parts of Guatemala, during the harvest season from October to March. Sugar cane workers earn around 60 quetzales per day, around $8 US dollars.
In this picture taken Saturday Nov. 26, 2011, women sell a drink to a sugar cane cutter in a field near Retalhuleu, Guatemala.
In this picture taken on Friday Nov. 25, 2011, sugar cane worker Rodolfo Lopez, 24, poses for a picture as he works in a cane field near Retalhuleu, Guatemala. Sugar is Guatemala's most important agricultural export, making Guatemala the fifth largest sugar exporter in the world. The industry employs around 350,000 people, with people migrating from all parts of Guatemala, during the harvest season from October to March. Sugar cane workers earn around 60 quetzales per day, around $8 US dollars.
In this picture taken on Saturday Nov. 26, 2011, women wait to sell drinks and sandwiches to sugar cane cutters at a field near Retalhuleu, Guatemala.
In this picture taken on Friday Nov. 25, 2011, sugar cane cutter Rodolfo Lopez changes his clothes after a work day near Retalhuleu, Guatemala. Sugar is Guatemala's most important agricultural export, making Guatemala the fifth largest sugar exporter in the world.
In this photo taken on Friday Nov. 25, 2011, field worker Jose Contreras, 31, carries sugar cane stalks on a field near Retalhuleu, Guatemala.
In this picture taken on Friday, Nov. 25, 2011, a foreman writes down the quantity of sugar cane cut by workers at the end of a work day near Retalhuleu, Guatemala. Sugar is Guatemala's most important agricultural export, making Guatemala the fifth largest sugar exporter in the world. The industry employs around 350,000 people, with people migrating from all parts of Guatemala, during the harvest season from October to March. Sugar cane workers earn around 60 quetzales per day, around $8 US dollars.
In this picture taken on Friday Nov. 25, 2011, sugar cane cutters leave the field at the end of a work day.

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