COLOMBIA 1974
A coffee plantation high up in the Andes
Picking coffee beans, not a future to look forward to.
The entire family picks coffee bean, children are not exempt.
The entire family works: picking coffee
Children are not exempt, nor are the elderly.
Stopping for a lunch break.
You work till the end.
Caught shaving
Dry shaving
the coffee bales are transported from the mountains by mules.
Coffee is grown on the hillsides of mountains, near water for cleaning the beans
Women, children, the entire family works.
The coffee beans are washed.
And the beans get sorted by quality.
It's all heavy work. No conveyor belts, no automation.
The bags are weighted.
Finally loaded on a truck for transport.
New coffee plants are grown
Ready for planting