These photos are from a Reality Tour/delegation on Fair Trade and Globalization in Nicaragua organized by Global Exchange, a non-profit research, education, and action center dedicated to promoting people-to-people ties around the world.

Zonas Francas/ Maquilas and the Free Trade Zones
Gladys Manzanares, Chentex/Mil Colores labor unions (2/17/03)

Cafe/Coffee
Solcafe, beneficio de CECOCAFEN cooperativa de cafe commercio justo
(CECOCAFEN's drying and export facility, or beneficio, 2/18/03)
Candido Perez Cruz y su finca, "La Pacayona," 100% organico!
(coffee farm visit, 100% organic farm! 2/19/03)
Finca y casa de Pedro Haslam, en El Roblar
(overnight home stay on a coffee farm, 2/19/03)
El Privilegio, cooperativa para mujeres en El Roblar
(El Privilegio women's cooperative in El Roblar) (2/19/03)
(Pedro) Pablo Valenzuela y su finca en Mayales, 100% organico!
(coffee farm visit and work session, 100% organic farm! 2/20/03)
Cafe
(Coffee plants and beans)

Cacao/cocoa
Socios de Cacaonica
(Cacaonica members)
Mariano Ruiz Gonzales y su finca 100% organico!
(cacao farm visit, 100% organic farm! 2/21/03)
Benigna Flores Espinoza y Fidelina Ortega Angalo y su finca, 100% organico!
(cacao farm visit, 100% organic farm! 2/21/03)
Centro de acopio de cacao de Cacaonica
(Cacaonica cacao collection & export facility, 2/21/03)
Arboles y pods de cacao
(cacao trees and pods)
Granos de cacao
(cacao beans)

Los pueblos y la tierra/ the people and the land
Volcan en Masaya
(Volcano outside Managua, 2/23/03)
Graffiti contra la guerra en Irak, en Managua
(Anti-war graffiti in Managua)
Waslala (2/21/03)
Juan Pablo, nuestro muy muy beuno y perfecto cochero. El rey de la carretera!
(Our awesome bus driver Juan Pablo, king of the highway!)
fotos de grupo
(group photos)