THE SECRETS OF THE GARDEN
HISTORY AND NATURE IN BELLAVISTA

ABOLITION  |  HUMAN-NATURE RELATIONSHIPS  |  CONSERVATION OF NATURE

TRAPICHE

Since colonial times, the most traditional way of processing sugarcane has been by means of oxen-driven trapiches (sugar mills).

The juice is extracted to make ‘sweet water’ and Caribbean “hiel”, to sweeten desserts, and it is also the base for aguardiente. In the sugar mills, the cane is crushed, the juice is heated to obtain honey-like consistency, and poured into wooden molds.

Icterus galbula hembra

Illustration of  aoxen-driven trapiches (sugar mills).