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Like the rest of the village on San Cristóbal, the Progreso sugar factory was founded by Manuel J. Cobos. When it was built in the 1880s, the factory was very modern.
Two of the original Campo Noruega houses were later reassembled as one large house.
Close-up of Women at Mess-hall, Hacienda El Progreso, 1888
Hacienda El Progreso, with Deputy, Manuel A. Cobos and Accountant, 1919
It was about 10 kilometers (6 miles) inland from the coast up to the plateau where Campo Noruego was to be established. To begin with, they used the tractor to transport equipment, but soon found out that it was cheaper and quicker to hire local men with teams of oxen to do the job instead. The carts were brought along from Norway.
Port Official and Soldiers on Chatham Island in 1905
Hacienda El Progreso, with Deputy, Manuel A. Cobos and Accountant, 1919
Exotic Fruits on Display at Campo Noruego 1927
Close-up of the Workers and Spilt-cane House, Hacienda El Progreso in 1905
Hacienda El Progreso, with Deputy, Manuel A. Cobos and Accountant, 1919
Portrait of Sr. Leonardo Reina
The "Manuel J. Cobos" Re-Christened as the "San Cristóbal"
Communal Mess-hall, and Worker's Houses, Hacienda El Progreso
View of the Worker's Houses, Hacienda El Progreso in 1933/34
Portrait of Manuel J. Cobos in 1878
View of the Worker's Houses, Hacienda El Progreso in 1905
Interior Plan of the Government House in 1904
The village of Progreso is 300 meters above sea-level on Isla San Cristóbal. In the mid-1920s it had about 300 inhabitants.
Manuel J. Cobos' Hacienda House, Hacienda El Progreso in 1888
Viaje Presidencial, Población de San Cristóbal (Chatham)