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Manuel J. Cobos' Hacienda House, Hacienda El Progreso in 1888

Manuel J. Cobos' Hacienda House, Hacienda El Progreso in 1888

Interior Plan of the Hacienda House in 1904

View of Worker's House, Hacienda El Progreso in 1888

The local matazarno tree was excellent for house construction, but trunks of this size are not to be found in Galápagos. Photo is probably of a mainland tree.

Hacienda El Progreso, Main Street in 1905

Accounting Office and Armchair inside the Hacienda House

The Government House on Hacienda El Progreso in 1905

Locally Harvested Invasive Cedar at the El Progreso Carpentry, 2016

Great class distinction, racial prejudice, language problems and religious barriers made communication between Norwegians and local residents difficult in San Cristóbal. Upon their arrival in Galápagos, the Norwegian colonists were quite unprepared for these problems.