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  • Chavez was charming, even remembering the visit to his first girlfriend and Castro replying that he was already leading some Cuban zafra or something.

    The heir: Hugo Chavez, 2006

  • Chavez was charming, even remembering the visit to his first girlfriend and Castro replying that he was already leading some Cuban zafra or something.

    08/13/2006 - 08/20/2006 2006

  • The 1970 zafra (ph), or harvest, is about to begin.

    CNN Transcript Aug 8, 2005 2005

  • The 1970 zafra (ph), or harvest, is about to begin.

    CNN Transcript Aug 13, 2005 2005

  • The 1970 zafra (ph), or harvest, is about to begin.

    CNN Transcript Sep 8, 2003 2003

  • Occupying more than half the tall facade of the latter was an immense portrait of Ernesto "Che" Guevara cutting sugarcane: "Che" in the "zafra."

    UNDATED HAVANA INTERVIEW WITH ALAIN GUERIN 1977

  • The Prime-Minister noted the high class consciousness and revolutionary enthusiasm of the people of Cuba, which were vividly shown at the first finished zafra of 1970.

    TASS REPORT ON SPEECH 1970

  • Además el señor Mario cuenta con un carro estirado por dos bueyes con el que realiza transporte de caña de azúcar a la Azucarera de la Ciudad de Benjamín Aceval en periodo de zafra y ademas leñas a las panaderías de la zona.

    Kiva Loans 2008

  • Now, as a rich, foreigner who doesn’t depend on the ingenio to eat, I don’t really like zafra.

    Zafra 2009

  • We’re in the midst of zafra, the sugar can harvest that lasts from December to June each year.

    Zafra 2009

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