Sugar factory

Cane crushing machine

The sugar production process (click to enlarge)

Kinds of sugar

Bagasse used for energy production

View of mountains from the factory

Unfortunately lunch took a long time so we were limited in the time we could spend at the sugar factory.  The factory we visited had been converted into a museum of sugar production called the "Sugar Adventure".  Displays showed how the cane is crushed and the juice converted into sugar and molasses for rum.  A number of different kinds of sugar are produced--from refined white sugar to dark molasses flavored sugar.  There was a sugar tasting at the end of the tour. The leftover cane (called "bagasse") is used to produce electricity to run the factory and to power surrounding homes (renewable energy!).