Pastaola factory in Latasa

Partial view of the facilities of the Pastaola factory in Latasa, in the Imotz valley, taken from the garden of the principal’s house, to the south. In the first place, wicker seats over the garden and, behind them, orchards. Further back, retaining wall of the Plazaola railway track and, at the bottom, deposits on the hillside. The factory of Pastaola, created at the end of the 19th century by the Cementos de Basaburúa Society and dedicated to the exploitation of potash mine, production of lime chloride and electric light, was managed from 1923 by the Electro-Química San Miguel, owned by the Aldave and Altadill families.