Tag: recovery

What to Read on a Puerto Rico Vacation

Naomi Klein's book, The Battle for Paradise, addresses the challenge of transforming Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria.

Understanding Puerto Rico After Hurricane Maria   If your whole neighborhood were to somehow blow down, say via hurricane, who would get to decide how, and if, to rebuild? You probably would like to think that you would, of course,…

Visiting San Juan Now

A busker in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico. Photo credit: M. Ciavardini.

After Hurricane Maria and a Slow Recovery Devastated Puerto Rico, Should Tourists Still Go to San Juan?   Having planned a cruise departing from San Juan for the greater part of the year, I am not sure what to expect…