Day nine

Today was another really busy day.  We started off by going to Hela, which is a company that makes tools such as paint brushes, saws, and brushes.  We got to see the production of a lot of their different products.  Typically one person would do one step in the process of creating one of the tools.  I couldn't imagine having a job like the people who work at Hela.  They do the same simple action repeatedly all day. 
After Hela we went to Centauro, which was the company I researched before the trip.  Centauro is a company that mainly produces canned fruits and vegetables, but they also have some prepared meals that they produce also.  One of the owners of the company gave us the tour which was pretty cool.  We tasted some of the products, like the canned peaches, canned tomatoes, and tomato paste.  The peaches were really good and the tomato wasn't too bad.  It was weird tasting straight tomato paste though.  After we taste tested, we went around to see the process behind the canning.  We were lucky because they were creating squash puree when we were there.  Typically, they don't can anything during the Chilean winter, but they started canning the puree yesterday.  We also got to taste the squash puree, which was actually pretty good tasting.  The owner took us around the company and showed us a lot of the machinery necessary for the canning of fruits and vegetables.  One interesting thing that Centauro does is change its labels depending on where the product is being sent.  If it is being sold in Chile, the label will say Centauro.  However, if it is being sent to Venezuela, United States, or any other country, the label has a different name.  For pizza sauce and tomato products the brand name is called Bozzolo.  That was the last name of the founder of the company, who is also the great-grandfather of the current owner.  Since Bozzolo is an Italian last name, they thought it would be a better name. 
After Centauro, we had more empanadas and then went to another dance class. This time, we danced cueca, which is the national dance of Chile.  It was very different, but not too difficult.  The hardest part was trying to multi-task since we were supposed to be waving a handkerchief around at all times while dancing.