Berny's photos with the keyword: welcome sign

sugar mill "Simon Bolivar"

15 Aug 2020 15 1 298
The welcome sign to the now abandoned sugar mill ruins of "Simon Bolivar".

Bienvenido a Ciro Redondo

03 Aug 2020 12 166
Cubans are proud of their sugar mills. Many "welcome signs" include symbols like these three chimneys here.

Bienvenidos "Antonio Guiteras Holmes"

18 Jul 2020 13 4 276
"Welcome sign" for the sugar mill "Antonio Guiteras Holmes" in the village Delicias. It's mill no. 611 of Cuba and still in operation.

on the road to Moa

13 Jun 2020 14 1 297
Moa is a young industrial town, founded in 1939. Large nickel and cobalt deposits located in the Moa area are exploited in part by a joint venture with the Canadian company Sherritt International. Unfortunately the extensive mining and nickel processing has an impact on the local environment. The soil around the factories has a reddish tint due to the iron ore in the ground. The nickel production is concentrated on the factories "Pedro Soto Alba" and "Ernesto Che Guevara". While the Nickel Processor Plant "Pedro Soto Alba" is a limited liability company between Cuba and Sherritt International Canadian Company, the "Ernesto Che Guevara" belongs to the government enterprise Cubaníquel. As average per year, The "Soto Alba" and "Che Guevara" produce more than 30.000 tons of nickel each. But there is also a large abandoned factory there, which is currently being demolished. While it's strictly forbidden to visit and photograph such facilities, we managed to go in and make some interesting shots.