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Plastic Bag Ban
Sign displayed in the door of a local store in Adjuntas, Puerto Rico, explaining the law establishing the island wide ban of plastic bags for use by commercial businesses and why the ban is important to help protect and restore the ocean.
Raíces at Casa Pueblo
Raíces Cultural Center Director Francisco G. Gómez in front of Casa Pueblo in Adjuntas, Puerto Rico.
Dr. Arturo Massol Deyá and Don Alexis Massol
Director of Casa Pueblo, Dr. Arturo Massol Deyá with his father and co-founder of Casa Pueblo, Don Alexis Massol.
Dr. Arturo Massol Deyá
Director of Casa Pueblo, Dr. Arturo Massol Deyá.
Don Alexis Massol
Don Alexis Massol, who founded Casa Pueblo in 1980 along with his wife Doña Tinti Deyá.
Doña Tinti Deyá in the Casa Pueblo Artisan Shop
Doña Tinti Deyá, co-founder of Casa Pueblo, assisting Raíces volunteer Christina Proxenos with the purchase of artisan made jewelry. Casa Pueblo runs an artisan shop to help maintain the economic sustainability and self-sufficiency of the…
Doña Tinti Deyá and Francisco G. Gómez in the Casa Pueblo Artisan Shop
Doña Tinti, co-founder of Casa Pueblo, assisting Francisco G. Gómez, co-founder and director of Raíces Cultural Center, in the Casa Pueblo Artisan Shop.
Doña Tinti Deyá
Doña Tinti Deyá, co-founder of Casa Pueblo.
Art Amid Destruction
Mural of a jíbaro and door painted as a Puerto Rican flag, on a destroyed and abandoned structure.
Destruction and Debris - Adjuntas
Destroyed structure in Adjuntas, Puerto Rico. Debris had not been removed as of January 2018, four months after Hurricane María. Collapsed structures, zinc roofs, and debris piles were common sites throughout the island.
Jíbaro
Mural of a jíbaro on the ruins of a structure in Adjuntas, Puerto Rico.
Puerto Rican Flag - Que Bonita Bandera
Puerto Rican flag painted on the door of an abandoned and destroyed structure in Adjuntas.
Damaged Structure - Adjuntas
Damaged and abandoned structure in Adjuntas, Puerto Rico. Evidence of raging floodwaters brought by Hurricane María is clear in this image. The rose high enough and was moving fast enough to destroy the concrete staircase, remove the concrete layer…
Potable Water
Services and utilities were slowest to return to the interior of the island. In many parts of Utuado, as of January 2018, there was still no running water available, and residents had to haul water from refill stations such as the one pictured here.
“Lares Se Levanta”
“Lares will rise” banner hung off a bridge passing over one of the main roads leading to the center of the town. Signs like these were seen throughout the island.
Water Levels Falling
Due to the draining of Lake Guajataca for dredging and repairs to the damn that was breached during Hurricane María, water levels in the rivers and streams leading into the lake are also dropping.
Detour
Detour leading to Lake Guajataca. The main road around the Lake was one of only three closed roads the Raíces crew came across during the January 2018 Disaster Relief Support Trip.
Guarding the Dam
Puerto Rico National Guard service members on guard at the site of the draining of Lake Guajataca.
Low Water Levels at Lake Guajataca
The water levels at Lake Guajataca were visible low in January 2018, as the lake had already been draining for months after the storm caused a breach in the dam.
Draining Lake Guajataca
Generators are running pumps 24 hours per day to continue the draining of Lake Guajataca in order to begin repairs of the dam, which was breached during Hurricane María.
Repairing the Dam at Lake Guajataca
Construction crews working to drain Lake Guajataca and repair the dam, after a breach caused by damage during Hurricane María. One overspilll for the water being drained from the dam is also visible in this photograph.
Construction at Lake Guajataca
Signs of construction and the beginning of repairs to the dam at Lake Guajataca which was breached during Hurricane María, threatening the lives and homes of tens thousands of residents who live downstream. The drinking water supply will be affected…
Lake Guajataca Overspill
Water flowing into one of the overspills from Lake Guajataca as it is being drained.
Exposed Shoreline
The draining of Lake Guajataca exposed parts of the lakebed and altered the visible shoreline.
Water Levels Dropping
Water levels were near an all time low at Lake Guajataca when the Raíces crew drove over the dam in January 2018, due to the draining of Lake Guajataca for repairs to the dam.