'nicaragua' Tag
The Big Blog: A Virtual Tour of Drew Estate
This blog will be longer than the others I’ve posted about my trip because I’m going to give you a virtual tour of Drew Estate, and do my best to convey to you all of the amazing information I learned along the way. So grab a cigar and start reading! First, let’s go over the [...]
Factory Guessing Game
We saw a lot of factories on our trip. Some big, some small, some clean, some dirty, some state of the art, some quaint. Here’s a fun guessing game for you: can you match the rolling floor to the factory? Factories: Rolling Floors: For the answers, highlight here with your mouse: 1 is Joya De [...]
Box Factory
One interesting thing I learned in Nica from Jon Drew, was that the box trade is pretty black market. Wood is expensive in Nicaragua, and the regulations are strict. Therefore, some box factories participate in shady activity. Companies like Drew Estate pay more money and experience more set-backs because they use legal companies who don’t [...]