Carlos Delgado: «We, the resin tappers, are the guardians of the forest»
Carlos Delgado and Elizabeth Ibanga are the last resin tappers in Catalonia, as well as the pioneers of a new generation in this nearly forgotten trade. In Vallirana, they have revived this craft, which not only helps care for the forest and reduce fire risks, but also provides natural raw materials that are integral to our daily lives, including cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and food production.
Trees are a source of health and life. Elizabeth is sixty-seven years old, and Carlos is seventy, and perhaps precisely because of this, they are aware of the importance of their work in the forest. They are a couple in love with resin and, naturally, with the white pines (Pinus halepensis) from which they extract their sap from March to November.
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