Banana Boom in the German Reich
Geliefert am July 24, 2008
The German Reich was in 1930 the second largest importer after England of southern fruits.
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Welcome to Banana Republic
Geliefert am July 22, 2008
Where the term banana republic comes from is actually really easy to explain.
The first banana in the USA
Geliefert am July 13, 2008
For the century expo of the American independence in 1876 the visitors were shown the first bananas ever in the USA.
Launch of the Hamburg-Columbia Banana AG
Geliefert am June 23, 2008
The Hamburg-Columbia Banana AG was founded in 1910 and even back then had already bought a 500.000 Mark license to buy Columbian territory.
Banana ports in Bremen and Hamburg
Geliefert am June 18, 2008
In Hamburg and Bremen bananas from Brazil, Cameroon, the Caribbeans and West Indiea were imported and spread in Europe.
Costa Rica really loves banana
Geliefert am June 14, 2008
The second largest income source in Costa Rica is still the banana cultivation on the Caribbean island.
The Banana conquers the world
Geliefert am May 4, 2008
1870 the first 160 shrubs of banana were imported from Jamaica to New Jersey and re-sold with a great profit.