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21. The Hacienda Prisoners on the dock in 1905

22. The four lifeboats were tied together in pairs, and the work of unloading the 14 prefabricated houses could begin.

23. View of the Worker's Houses, Hacienda El Progreso in 1888

24. Hacienda House, View from La Cárcel, in 2014

25. 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.

26. Two of the original Campo Noruega houses were later reassembled as one large house.

27. Close-up of Women at Mess-hall, Hacienda El Progreso, 1888

28. La Cárcel, View from the Hacienda House, in 2014

29. Hacienda El Progreso, with Deputy, Manuel A. Cobos and Accountant, 1919

30. 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.