Friday, May 1, 2009

Rice Drying on the Road


Guyana is famous for their rice. Part of the rice drying process is to pour the rice out of its 50 lb bags onto the road and spread it out to dry in the sun. Every 15 minutes or so the workers walk through it to help it dry. After several hours of drying, they scoop it back up and take it back to the mill to separate the rice from the dried outside cover. Here is a father working with his son and sister Hymas who thought it looked fun. What a way to toughen your feet.

1 comment:

Stan & Isabelle said...

very interesting ... doesn't seem sanitary! I see you got to help in the process.