Summary
This research project aims to create a timeline of the sugarcane industry in Valle del Cauca, Colombia. This timeline describes the introduction of sugarcane in the 1500s, its expansion in the Valley, and the impact it had and continues to have on the Afro-Colombia population in Valle del Cauca. The sugarcane industry has been involved in land usurpation, biodiversity loss, contamination of the rivers, 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
