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    Photos from Dominican Republic

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    Jinamagao, Dominican Republic; in a banana plantation farm the day begins with flying birds at the rising sun golden rays, a refreshing clear sky which invites you to transport yourself to another place where fresh air and rippling water bodies are the main characters. Views[266] The merciless sun makes its way through the leaves and salute the cutter who seeks the best way to ward it off, to the beat of Vodou music goes around a 80000m² area in the search of the perfect fruit, he cuts the plant after cutting the cluster to make way for a new plant to grow. Views[254] The interaction between the plantation and farmers is prevalent in the dynamic circle of productivity, taking care and providing each other are the fundamentals task of each species. Haitian immigrants work the land, the cutter makes the selection of the appropriate cluster and fills the tray of the conveyor. Views[183] In the processing area the fruits are washed and the best selected to be packed, the rejected are set aside. This is not a simple fieldwork, is part of a cultural heritage transmitted from generation to generation which promotes the respect to natural diversity, human creativity and knowledge of a community that shares useful production and survival techniques. Views[267] A conveyor that transport the fruit penetrates the land between plants that sometimes seems to eat him and then reemerge as Fenix hoping for a productive day at the end of the journey, walking on leave and mud several Kms weighing 60-80 pounds over his head takes the fruits to the processing area a route that he does several times a day. Views[255]
     

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