Horse Driven Mill
This mill was photographed in Santo Antao, Cape Verde, in 1994. The locals knew it as a "trapiche" (pronounced trapEESH). It was being used to crush the sugar canes, which we see growing in the background, in order to make "mel" and "grogue". Mel is the Portuguese word for honey, but in the Cape Verdes it is used to refer to the dark, thick, sweet syrup which is got by boiling and reducing sugar cane juice.
The men are obliged to maKe a little bit of mel, in order to keep their wives and mother's sweet, but their main interest is in making the grog, or rum. This is created by first fermenting and then distilling the sugar cane juice. The method of distillation is quite as primitive as the crushing of the canes - or at least, it used to be. This trapiche has now been replaced by a diesel operated crusher, and for all I know an efficient, hygienic modern system may also have replaced the open fire and bamboo pipes which were formerly at the heart of the distillation business.