Global College took a field trip to visit the big bad destructive Dole banana plantations in Costa Rica and then to visit the eco-friendly organic coffee plantations. This was in the Sarapiqui Region.
Organic Coffee Production
Coffee beans on a coffee moving tram
Students partying in a huge bin of coffee beans. The most amazing thing ever!
Dole Banana weighing in the assembly line
Most workers are Nicaraguan and work illegally on the plantations. Dole can then pay them less and they do not get benefits, and are not protected under employment regulations such as job security, health benefits, etc.
Dole banana plantations have to rotate every few years. Because of the massive quantities of chemicals, pesticides, and fungicides used in the growing process the soil is completely infertile after little time. The quality of the rivers are even worse...the river down the road from this plantation is completely dead because of the run-off.
(Big Stuffed Animal prize in an arcade)
(Photo of Taiwanese street food- These are snacks that Taiwanese people like to eat while they are shopping at night markets.)
(These are small stuffed keychains of Patrick the starfish from Spongebob Square Pants. Taiwanese teens love "cute" things like this. They are in an arcade machine where you use a claw to pick up a prize.)
(Same as above, only this is a picture of the Pink Panther Stuffed Animals)
(Photo of a monkey riding a banana. This is on a sign for the arcade in Danshui)
(Photo of an arcade in Danshui.)
(Duck Head Soup...this is a Taiwanese street food stand where you pick all the things you want to eat and put them in a little basket. The cook puts it all into a broth to make a soup. Notice in the top left corner, you can put duck heads in your soup if you like.)
(Photo of the night market at Danshui in Taiwan. I love all of the bright lights.)
(Really Cute Fat Asian kid....everyone loves cute fat Asian kids...)
(This is another street food vendor where you can munch on chicken feet.)
