A plantation on the hill...those are taro plants behind the coconut trees
Outer edge of a plantation....see if you can spy a banana tree, cocoa tree, and laufala
Another view of a plantation
Cocoa Tree
Cocoa
Laufala plants (spiky green leaves)...used to weave Samoan mats
Pineapple
Pineapples growing
Smaller Samoan Bananas
Nono, used for medicinal purposes
Taamu Plant
Taro...in baby stage
Taro...grown up
Sugarcane...though they don't refine sugar in Samoa
Papaya Tree
Taro and Coconuts ready for the market...the large basket of taros is 35 talas or ~$14 US and basket of mature coconuts is 3 talas (~$1.20 US)
Papaya ready for the market
Preparing Soupo Ese (Papaya Soup)
Samoan Bananas...these are the kind used to make banana chips b/c they're huge...see my foot for comparison
Goods from the plantation sold at the main market in Apia
Taro and Banana Chips
You've never seen pineapple this size
Pineapples and Bananas and Coconut Hair Sold at the Market
