Sentences with phrase «banana plantations»

There may even be time to stop at a working banana plantation.

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

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

Represented the Republic of Nicaragua in an arbitration under the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules, to obtain compensation for the cancellation of an investment contract for banana plantations by an American company.

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.

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

Above this communal living area, a decked sunset viewing platform furnished with beanbags and a swing chair is perfect for a sundowner overlooking the owners leafy banana plantation next door.

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

The early banana plantations were hewn out of virgin rainforest and were planted on well - drained, alluvial soils (Figs. 14 and 15).

• 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.

It was conducted on a commercial banana plantation outside Humpty Doo in the Northern Territory previously affected by TR4.

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.

On one side an aromatic garden, on the other lush banana plantations and featuring stunning views of La Gomera Island make this exclusive corner the perfect place to find your inner peace.

To reach the highway, drive south from Cairns through the cane fields and banana plantations until you reach Innisfail.

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.

The huge vineyards and traditional banana plantations give you a sense of being close to nature and embracing a simpler way of life, making Coral Bay a great place to spend quality time with your family or significant other.

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

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.

View of Stela C at Quiriguá, an archaeological site in southeastern Guatemala that dates to the Maya classic period and is the location of the United Fruit Company's former banana plantations.

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.

Tamri is also called the second Banana Village as it is surrounded by 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.

In the extreme south, coastal Salalah is both a city and leisure resort set amongst coconut groves and banana plantations with stunning sandy beaches.

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.

From freezing cold to banana plantations, crickets, thousands of birds and especially mosquitos.

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

Located in the south of Oman it is famous for it's annual monsoon season, called Khareef, banana plantations, lush landscape and amazing scenery.

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.

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

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

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

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.

Stay at the Maison Couturier, a Design Hotel surrounded by the banana plantations of San Rafael.

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 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).

Winding our way through the beauty of the Tukuyu tea and banana plantations, we travel into Malawi, a landlocked country with 20 % of its total area made up of beautiful Lake Malawi.

It offers tastefully decorated accommodation with panoramic views of the Indian Ocean or lush green dunes of banana plantations.

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.