Sentences with phrase «banana plantation»

In Innisfail he worked on a banana plantation for $ 25 / hr, twice as much as he was making at his entry level design job back home.

Ramon Quisumbing, the managing partner, is representing two of the world's leading chemical companies in several damages and tort cases filed by several thousand banana plantation workers, which together constitute possibly the biggest such suits in the Philippines.

If it was deforested and then a banana plantation was put in place, it would be closer to net zero emissions.

talk about giving the monkeys they keys to the banana plantation... essentially, the whole carbon offset business will become a huge subsidy to farmers, a group already coddled and advantaged beyond belief.

There was the massacre of banana plantation workers snatched from their homes in 1988 that provoked her sculptures in the late 1980s and 1990.

Elements of the work include wall text around war, imperialism, and democracy, historical footage of US militarization contrasted with the ruins of contemporary bases, forms of labor and production in the industries of mining, fishing, and banana plantation interspersed with interviews with workers, and a lush, dreamlike, and perpetually dissolving set of landscapes set against some of Dizon's own reflections on life, death, land, return and passage.

Touted to be the world's only beach resort found within a banana plantation, this must - visit place is undoubtedly one of the best beach holidays Philippines.

Of course, it's nestled inside a sprawling 760 - hectare banana plantation in Brgy.

Activities include: - Visits to wineries, chocolate, candy and cheese factories, Australian birds of prey, glass making, wildflowers, gorges, parrots, tulips, banana plantation, gardens, cherries, dolphins, diamond mine, cruising,

There are three different tours available, each providing you with a picturesque setting, whether it be mangrove, coconut or banana plantation, rugged Atlantic or white sand beaches: Beach Trail (2 hours), Countryside Trail (3 hours), and Calypso Beach Trail (4 hours).

Costa Rica Plantations Sample fresh Costa Rican coffee at a coffee plantation then visit a banana plantation.

There are sugarcane fields everywhere, and occasionally a banana plantation as well.

Academy Award winner James Cagney stars as the manager of a Caribbean banana plantation who would do anything to get away from the tropics and his underhanded boss — until he meets a woman hot enough to keep him in the Torrid Zone.

And we'll visit a Guatemala banana plantation with guide Julio Cordova.

Worker Exploitation: Many banana plantation workers work long hours in difficult conditions - handling pesticides and herbicides without sufficient protection - for low wages and poor job security.

• Workers on Colombian banana plantations reported an average 34 percent increase in income due to their affiliation to Fairtrade.

This area is one of the main agricultural areas of Costa Rica, and much of the land is used for growing fruits and vegetables (including some mammoth banana plantations) and for raising cattle.

So they have to make new banana plantations in a new area, clearing more jungle.

Most banana plantations spray the crops, by airplanes, 3 times a MONTH, with pesticides and fungicides.

As to why I've flown nearly halfway around the world to this small Spanish archipelago of banana plantations and lava rock sprouting from the Atlantic just off the northwest coast of Africa, well, I like to think it's because Porsche wanted a driving venue just as volcanic as its new sports car.

It's a three hours drive from Ocho Rios, again in a wonderful landscape with sugercane fields, banana plantations, bays and overwhelming, lush vegetation, alternated with crowded and messy towns.

Then there are the forests, mountains, waterfalls and banana plantations — pure beauty.

There's 986 square miles of mountains, citrus groves, banana plantations, and diminutive fishing villages.

Located in the south of Madeira, amidst banana plantations and wonderful gardens where flowers bloom all year round in the shelter of the verdant mountains, it is an extremely lush, green and relaxed city by day but scratch Funchal's surface and you will find it to have a vibrant and varied nightlife scene with multiple personalities.

The banana plantations that fill the hills around the area make the landscape richly green and unusual.

During the walk you will be able to appreciate a lot of exotic flowers like orchids, banana plantations, papaya and Maracuya, to enjoy the singing and the colorful beauty of birds of all sizes, including the famous rooster of the rocks (this small bird is quite timid so your sighting is quite complicated) as well as delighting our view with beautiful waterfalls.

It is a place of serenity and indulgence, surrounded by banana plantations, lemon trees, and exotic vegetation.

An epic overland expedition that takes us from the Caribbean beaches of Colombia up and over the Andes through coffee and banana plantations, cloud forests, vibrant and lively cities into the Ecuad...

There is also sporadic traffic from other surrounding communities such as Independence, Seine Bight, and the nearby citrus and banana plantations.

An epic overland expedition that takes us from the Caribbean beaches of Colombia up and over the Andes through coffee and banana plantations, cloud forests, vibrant and lively cities into the Ecuadorian jungle and the northern beaches of Peru.

Roads are edged with lush green vegetation, or the ubiquitous sugar cane and banana plantations.

The combination of chic modern design aesthetics and a picturesque Balinese setting among lush paddy fields, towering palm groves and leafy banana plantations, gives The Iman Villa an undeniable «wow» factor.

Look out for the banana plantations and rum distillery on the way.

It is small towns and banana plantations.

You can visit one of the many banana plantations on the island like Bodegas Los Berrazales near the capital city Las Palmas in the North.

There are some lovely banana plantations nearby which one can explore, as well as visit the lovely butterfly gardens in the area.

While being propelled by a bamboo pole on this two - hour trip on the Rio Grande, you'll drift past banana plantations and through the «Tunnel of Love,» a limestone cave that will bring out the romance in anyone.

Rooms offer sea views, or views of the vineyards and banana plantations which extend from the rear of the property.

Infrastructure is basic, however travellers are rewarded with beautiful scenery, lush landscapes of green forests and jungles, banana plantations, agricultural fields and mighty rivers.

Departing from Punta Cana, you'll travel past colorful houses and across the breathtaking landscape of banana plantations and farmland.

On the way you see panoramic mountains with rolling hills, lush green rain forest, sugar - cane plantations, banana plantations, beautiful huge palm trees, cattle farms and small countryside villages.

Every morning you will have your breakfast here while enjoying the breathtaking view of the banana plantations.

Villa Penari at Canggu Terrace is a comfortably designed, contemporary - styled two - bedroomed villa bordered on two sides by working rice fields, coconut trees and banana plantations and infused with the rustic charm of the Balinese countryside.

Each of the three villas is fully staffed and feature private pools surrounded by rice fields, tobacco, papaya and banana plantations, and this magnificent setting is blessed with superb views.

Join us on this very scenic tour that takes us over several mountain ranges and into the deep jungle providing us with amazing ocean & valley views, stream crossings, coffee & banana plantations.

In order for the valuable basis blooming citrus and banana plantations is created.

Balconies offer view of the banana plantations and vine yards or the Mediterranean Sea.

We will have the opportunity to see multiple coffee plantations, banana plantations, and fields of passion fruit.

Tazacorte is a quiet, rural town of multi-coloured houses located in the south west corner of La Palma, surrounded by banana plantations and blessed (so locals say) with more sunshine than anywhere else on the island.

There's a simple 16th - century church to admire, and some wonderful views across the banana plantations and out to sea.