Sentences with phrase «sugar mill town»

Then stop in a former sugar mill town and meet with the town's present - day inhabitants.

Surfboards — sticking out of the beds of pick - ups, poking up from the backseats of convertibles, strapped to the tops of vans — are the first clue that you've arrived in Hale`iwa, an old sugar mill town turned funky mecca for big wave disciples.

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Located in the east Kimberley town of Kununurra, Kimberley Grande's location enables visitors to explore area attractions such as Barra Barra Bananas, Ivanhoe Crossing and Kununurra sugar mill.

The sugar mill closed in 1970 and the town has struggled to keep itself alive.

Luis introduced me to town historian María Cristina Sotomayor Guma who told me that Jovellanos once hosted 44 sugar mills powered by slaves from Benin, with some 800,000 brought to Cuba from West Africa during the slave trade era.

The sugar industry had become firmly established by 1897 and the opening of the Mossman mill saw the focus of any development move from Port Douglas to the town of Mossman.

After a 15 - year renovation, a collection of three Spanish Colonial Mansions including the town's sugar mill are impressively connected with stone walkways, brick passageways, tunnels and footbridges set amidst six lushly landscaped acres.

You can see what remains of the sugar mill along with a plaque to the workers across the street from the shops in town.

The town is about twice the size of Corozal, and twice as busy with commerce much of it thanks to it being the home of the country's largest sugar mill.

Occupying a half mile of pristine beach just outside of the bustling town of Freeport, the expansive property offers a full service health complex, unique pool built around a stone sugar mill and has a golf course nearby.

Murillo grew up in La Paila, a small town in Colombia where his family worked in sugar - cane mills.

Murillo was born in La Paila, Colombia — a small town where his family worked in sugar - cane mills.