Si Tenemos Bananas

Trip to banana plantation in Costa Rica in May 2007. We were not permitted to film inside the processing plant (but there are several good YouTube videos showing this aspect), so this video shows our approach from San José to the plantation near Puerto Viejo. A highlight at 2:22 is when our van has to stop at a "banana crossing": blocking the road came a horse hauling about 60 huge bunches of bananas hung on the wire line that crisscrosses the plantations to transport the fruit from the fields to the processing plant. The two workmen who cut and carried the very heavy bananas to the line can be seen riding along at the beginning and end of their load. The musical accompaniment is "Palalé Pot" by Cantoamérica from the wonderful cd, Cantoamérica 25 Años.

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Joke: Why did the bananas cross the road...

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• Costa Rica
• banana
• plantation
• Arizona state university
• Koptiuch
• cultivation
• banano
• education
• study abroad costa rica
• Comunicare

[BananaJSSI]

Cool! I also grow Bananas

[tarzan6072]

@DANIELandNADIA050 Eso es 10000%%%realidad,los duenos son millonarios,aqui en los USA,dice,banano de costarica,son ricos

[DANIELandNADIA050]

lastima que a los trabajadores las grandes multinacionales lo que les pagan es una basura y los someten a respirar el monton de venenos que usan contra la plagas y malas yervas ,

[rajaramnigasoft]

great, Hear banana has the first right to cross the road,in my country only trains have the rights

[guayacan07]

Asi se transportan los guineos, ese sistema se llama " colgante"

[BananasDotOrg]

I really enjoyed watching the part where its raining and the car is stopped so the bananas can go by! Bravo!