Summary
The goal of this research project is to create a history line of the sugarcane industry in the Valle del Cauca, Colombia. In this timeline there is a description of the introduction of the sugarcane back in the 1500’s, its expansion in the Valley, and the impact it had and continue having on the Afro-Colombia Population in Valle del Cauca. Sugarcane industry has been involved in land usurpation, biodiversity loss, contamination of the rives, and air pollution as a result of the burning process of the crop.
Mentor: Professor Vilma Arriaran La Torre, Science Department
Students: Giusseppi Perez and Leesel Frasel
External Collaborators: Lina Lugo Maturana and Alexander Paz
BSAA Science Edition – December 2024

Link to Timeline in Open Lab