chicleros

In the early twentieth century, American gum manufacturers hired thousands of South American bubble gum harvesters, called chicleros, to gather the sapodilla’s sap.

The Fruit Hunters Adam Leith Gollner 2008

In the early twentieth century, American gum manufacturers hired thousands of South American bubble gum harvesters, called chicleros, to gather the sapodilla’s sap.

The Fruit Hunters Adam Leith Gollner 2008

In the early twentieth century, American gum manufacturers hired thousands of South American bubble gum harvesters, called chicleros, to gather the sapodilla’s sap.

The Fruit Hunters Adam Leith Gollner 2008

Chicza Rainforest Gum is manufactured in Mexico by Consorcio Chiclero – a consortium of 56 co-operatives employing some 2,000 chicleros gum farmers and their families.

Biodegradeable Chewing Gum Goes On Sale In Britain | Impact Lab 2009

San Ignacio, in western Belize, was an important center for the Baymen (British loggers) and chicleros (collectors of chicle, which is used to make chewing gum), who also relied on the river to transport their goods.

La Ruta Maya Belize River Challenge Scott Schmidt 2007

San Ignacio, in western Belize, was an important center for the Baymen (British loggers) and chicleros (collectors of chicle, which is used to make chewing gum), who also relied on the river to transport their goods.

Archive 2007-03-01 Scott Schmidt 2007

All three men had the dirty, unshaven look that she had come to expect from the locals, but these chicleros had a harder, more disciplined aspect about them than the men who had chased them downriver.

SERPENT CLIVE CUSSLER 2000

“You think my wife and the professor ran into these chicleros?”

SERPENT CLIVE CUSSLER 2000

“I found a campfire where there were signs of many chicleros.”

SERPENT CLIVE CUSSLER 2000

They could have mowed the chicleros down with a single sweep of their carbines, but Austin was into rescue, not murder.

SERPENT CLIVE CUSSLER 2000