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Trapiche, Making Sugar

El Trapiche is the setup sugar cane farmers in Costa Rica have to extract the cane juice and make sugar. there are many that still use oxen to power the press, some now use electric presses. The whole process starts about 4am, getting the kilns started to wrapping up the cones of finished product about 6pm. Our neighbour has a trapiche and sells to a sugar company, you can also buy it in the feria (farmer's market) or super markets.
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  • Quebradas, Costa Rica July 2013 Sugar cane. The next few pictures show how it is processed by the farmers.

    Quebradas, Costa Rica July 2013 Sugar cane. The next few pictures show how it is processed by the farmers.

  • Quebradas, Cost Rica July 2013 Oxen powered cart with sugar cane on their way to a trapiche; the cane processing setup on the farms.

    Quebradas, Cost Rica July 2013 Oxen powered cart with sugar cane on their way to a trapiche; the cane processing setup on the farms.

  • Quebradas, Costa Rica July 2013 This is Antonio, our neighbour, he has a small finca (farm), grows sugar cane and processes it in his trapiche.

    Quebradas, Costa Rica July 2013 This is Antonio, our neighbour, he has a small finca (farm), grows sugar cane and processes it in his trapiche.

  • Quebradas, Costa Rica July 2013 Trapiche. This is the old cane press powered by 2 oxen, they are tied to the 6x6 beam at the top.

    Quebradas, Costa Rica July 2013 Trapiche. This is the old cane press powered by 2 oxen, they are tied to the 6x6 beam at the top.

  • Quebradas, Costa Rica July 2013 A trapiche electric sugar cane press.

    Quebradas, Costa Rica July 2013 A trapiche electric sugar cane press.

  • Quebradas, Costa Rica July 2013 The left over cane after being pressed.

    Quebradas, Costa Rica July 2013 The left over cane after being pressed.

  • Quebradas, Costa Rica July 2013 Trapiche kiln for heating the cane juice.

    Quebradas, Costa Rica July 2013 Trapiche kiln for heating the cane juice.

  • Quebradas, Costa Rica July 2013 Vat, about 5 feet across of cane juice, the heat purifies and reduces the juice.

    Quebradas, Costa Rica July 2013 Vat, about 5 feet across of cane juice, the heat purifies and reduces the juice.

  • Quebradas, Costa Rica July 2013 The cane juice flows between these 2 vats as it heats and foams, purifying and reducing the liquid.

    Quebradas, Costa Rica July 2013 The cane juice flows between these 2 vats as it heats and foams, purifying and reducing the liquid.

  • Quebradas, Costa Rica July 2013 Dennis, tastes some of the cane foam, very tasty. The whole process takes a very long day, from starting the kilns at 5am, pressing the cane, boiling the cane juice. by about noon, the reduced liquid is ready to be pulled by being poured into a 10 foot trough and stirred with a paddle until thick like molasses, a tough job, then it is poured into molds to harden. This neighbourhood had about a dozen trapiche, now there are only 3.

    Quebradas, Costa Rica July 2013 Dennis, tastes some of the cane foam, very tasty. The whole process takes a very long day, from starting the kilns at 5am, pressing the cane, boiling the cane juice. by about noon, the reduced liquid is ready to be pulled by being poured into a 10 foot trough and stirred with a paddle until thick like molasses, a tough job, then it is poured into molds to harden. This neighbourhood had about a dozen trapiche, now there are only 3.

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