Industrial object from the Pilar sugar factory in Motril, dated between the 1880s and 1929. The image takes us back to the industrial past of the region with a notable economic dependence on sugar cane. Inaugurated in 2004. It is located in Plaza de Andalucía on Avenida de Andalucía

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An industrial artifact from the Motril sugar factory of El Pilar, dating from between the 1880s and 1929. The image evokes the region's industrial past, marked by a significant economic dependence on sugarcane. It was inaugurated in 2004. It is located in Plaza de Andalucía on Avenida de Andalucía, very close to the Parque de los Pueblos de América (Park of the Peoples of America).

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