cutting sugar cane in Guatemala
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Close up of the colombiano or cumas a machete like tool that sugar cane cutters use to slash through the heavy cane stalks The colombiano made in El Salvador needs to be replaced every two weeks because constant sharpening makes the blade to light for the heavy work The pile of cane behind this worker weighs around 500 pounds The cutters get about 8 Quetzals per ton or around 1 75 per ton A good worker in a 12 hour shift can cut around six or seven tons earning between 10 50 and 12 25