Bill Sutherland, a Company headquarters lawyer in Boston, on temporary duty in Puerto Armuelles and Panama City, and his wife, Edna Mae, were close friends of ours. We had several common interests, among them pre-Colombian history of Central America and…
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***If you missed the previous installments, click on the links here: 1928: Part 1, 1928: Part 2, 1928: Part 3, 1928: Part 4, 1929:Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9, Part 10 Regressing a little, Sigatoka (Cercospora musae), a leaf spot disease of bananas,…
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It’s been rare to find anything for sale in the quaint Chiquita barrio called San José because most of the homeowners are working class folks or retirees and have lived here for many years. They have no reason to move…
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***If you missed the previous installments, click on the links here: 1928: Part 1, 1928: Part 2, 1928: Part 3, 1928: Part 4, 1929:Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9 With a servant and an occasional baby sitter in the house, Harriet and I…
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The lighter-hand system of loading ships was used for about two years until a new wharf and conveyors had been built. All planning and reconstruction work, even down to deep-sea divers, was done by Company personnel – local and transfer…
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The iconic Chiquita Banana Pier (Muelle) has been a focus of downtown Puerto Armuelles since 1936. Here is a photo when The pier was being used to load bananas for export (unknown date). 这是今天的码头 2019….
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In the summer of 1932, with savings of about $300, I went on vacation, flying to Panama City and taking a Company ship from Cristobal, via Kingston, 牙买加, where it loaded bananas, to New York. The ship was filled up…
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我错过了林地农场的令人兴奋的生活，但是有了未受破坏的丛林,,en,如此靠近城镇，我仍然可以享受大自然的乐趣，周末步行进入森林,,en,在一般办公楼的尽头，只看一个二层窗户,,en,几英尺远,,en,在丛林边界的一棵大树上,,en,我可以看到一个巨大的懒惰,,en,这种动物在那里度过了好几年，这是一种罕见的动作，其动作缓慢，姿势颠倒，大部分长毛覆盖着绿藻的生长。,,en,只是看到它有效地保留了大部分城镇居民离开森林,,en,搬到波多黎各,,en,每天都听到和看到吼猴的乐队,,en,成群的几种鹦鹉,,en,美丽的猩红色金刚鹦鹉,,en,发出喧闹的电话,,en’ so close to town I could still enjoy the pleasures of nature with weekend walks into the forest. Just looking out of a second-story window alone…
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Part 6: 搬到Puerto Armuelles这时Puerto Armuelles已成为部门总部和,en, like all company towns, it included most of the amenities for a comfortable home and family life for the employees living there. The…
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There are some great old photos of Puerto Armuelles in this video from 100% Porteños. Pictures from the old banana fincas, railroads, and many of the old buildings, some of which can still be seen around town. Enjoy a glimpse into Puerto’s…
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