Hacienda Luisita, Sugar plantation in Tarlac, Philippines.
Hacienda Luisita is an estate in Tarlac, Philippines, where sugarcane grows across a wide area that reaches into multiple municipalities. The property includes fields planted with cane, a factory where workers process the harvest, and additional buildings dedicated to production operations.
A Spanish tobacco company established this estate during colonial times, when plantation agriculture shaped rural areas. In the mid-20th century, a Philippine family took control and transformed the operation into a sugarcane farm.
The plantation connects ten residential villages where farmworkers maintain agricultural traditions through generations of sugar production methods.
The main processing facility sits near several towns and can be reached by local roads that pass through farming areas. Visitors should be aware that this is private operational property and access may be limited.
The distillery captures carbon dioxide from its byproducts and processes it into liquid gas for commercial purposes. This recycling process uses waste materials from alcohol production and turns them into a sellable industrial product.
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