Beautiful as the mountains are, and desolate as they can seem, I must remember that many farms (fincas) have coffee plantations here:
At the moment, the ripe beans (red) are being picked. Workers need to be very careful about how they work and not let beans drop to the ground, as this can create problems. They pick beans into 5 gallon buckets and, depending on who they work for either get paid by the bucket or pound.
As you can see, coffee plants are very attractive. The factories that process the beans are generally off the beaten path, some of them are so remote that 4 wheel drive is necessary.
