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Cruise Review

Celebrity Galaxy
11 Night
Southern Caribbean
Holiday Cruise
December 22, 2006 -
January 2, 2007


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Puerto Limón, Costa Rica | Del Monte Banana Plantation | Tortuguero Canal

Del Monte Banana Plantation
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Costa Rica is the World's 4th Largest Exporter of Bananas

Del Monte Banana Plantation Perfect Weather In a Climate Which Has A Lot of Rainfall

Bananas Grown in Costa Rica Will End Up Home in Our Own Kitchen

Bananas Are Covered to Protect From Insects Bananas Are Covered to Protect From Insects Bananas Are Covered to Protect From Insects

Banana Trees Grow to a Height of 7 Feet to 26 Feet

Bananas Are Covered to Protect From Insects Our Daughter With a Baby Banana Banana Trees Are Tall

Banana Hearts Are Used By Serving Raw With Dip or Cooked In Soups & Curries

Flower Or Heart or Blossom of the Banana Tree Flower Or Heart or Blossom of the Banana Tree

The Banana Tree Dies After Producing One Bunch of Bananas

Discarded Banana Flowers from the Banana Trees Metal Frame For Rolling the Banana Bunches in For Processing

Bananas are propagated asexually from offshoots or removal & transplantation of the underground stem

Del Monte Banana Plantation

Hanging Clusters of Bananas Are Called a Bunch or Stem

Banana Bunches Arrive For Processing Del Monte Banana Plantation Banana Bunches Arrive For Processing

Each Bunch Has 5 to 20 Tiers to a Bunch

Banana Bunches Arrive For Processing Banana Tiers Are Scraped Off the Stem Banana Tiers Are Scraped Off the Stem

Each Tier Produces About 20 Bananas

Processors Are Uneducated & Receive Low Wages Banana Tiers Are Split & Weighed Banana Tiers Are Split & Weighed

Banana Tiers Are Cut Down Into Smaller Sections & Weighed

Del Monte Banana Plantation Bananas Are Washed Prior to Packaging Del Monte Banana Plantation

Bananas Are Washed

Del Monte Banana Plantation Del Monte Banana Plantation

Bananas Are Wrapped

After Washing Bananas Are Packaged In Plastic After Washing Bananas Are Packaged In Plastic Del Monte Banana Plantation

Once Bagged the Bananas Are Sent Via Conveyor for Final Packing

Del Monte Banana Plantation Packing the Bananas in Cardboard Crates For Shipping Bananas Ready For Shipping

We Arrive Home in Georgia, USA & Purchase Del Monte Bananas
A Product of Costa Rica- Right in Our Local B.J.'s Wholesale Club

The Del Monte Bananas Fresh From the Store The Del Monte Bananas Fresh From the Store
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