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Greenhouse Critter
The garden beds at Plenitud PR are filled with life and biodiversity, which in turn helps with natural pest control. Lizards hang out on the edge of the garden beds to sun themselves and wait for insects.
Greenhouse Damage
The greenhouse at Finca Mi Casa in Camuy, Puerto Rico was damaged by Hurricane María. This greenhouse, when functional, is used for water and weed control, to grow crops that are difficult to grow in the fields such as lettuce and tomatoes. The…
Greenhouse Production at Finca Mi Casa
Despite losing the plastic roof and the door to the screened in greenhouse, Don Luis Soto of Finca Mi Casa resumed annual crop production inside his greenhouse almost immediately after Hurricane Maria passed. When the Raíces crew visited in January…
Greenhouse Production at Plenitud
Greens and herbs growing in the greenhouse at Plenitud PR. Tender annuals and seedlings are grown in the greenhouse in order to extend the season through water control. The young seedlings and the greens are protected from driving rains and given…
Greenhouse Repairs for Finca Mi Casa
While visiting Finca Mi Casa, Raíces crew members assessed the remaining damage and needs on the farm and decided to fund the repair of the greenhouse, which is essential to the growing and seed saving operations at Finca Mi Casa.
Greenhouse Seedlings
A variety of seedlings sprouting in trays in the greenhouse at Plenitud PR. The greenhouse was heavily damaged by Hurricane María, with repairs happening from the end of December to the beginning of January, thanks to a grant received by the Juntos…
Greenhouse Under Construction
The greenhouse at Plenitud PR was still under construction for reparations from Hurricane María when the Raíces crew visited in January 2018. However, the repairs had begun as soon as the grant announcement from Juntos Together Disaster Relief…
Greens in the Greenhouse
Kale, scallions, cilantro, parsley, lettuce, mizuna, arugula, chives and more were already growing in the greenhouse just weeks after repairs had begun in December 2017, and greens and herbs were already mature and being harvested when the Raíces…
Growing Gandules
Gandules, or pigeon peas, growing on trellises in the mountains of San Sebastian.
Growth
Unknown plant growing at Plenitud PR.
Guarding the Dam
Puerto Rico National Guard service members on guard at the site of the draining of Lake Guajataca.
Habana Province - Caballero de Paris
"His real name was José María López Lledín, a native of Lugo in Spain, where he was born in 1899 into a wealthy family. Some say he lost his mind when, during the trip from Spain to Cuba, the vessel sunk and he lost his family. Others claim that…
Habana Province - Chinatown
Entrance to Chinatown in Old Havana.
Habana Province - Chinatown
Sign that says Chinatown, in Old Havana
Habana Province - Cinco Esquinas
Las cinco esquinas (5 corners) in the city of Regla.
Habana Province - Classic street
Classic street in the city of Regla.
Habana Province - Conjunto
Unknown Conjunto playing son music in the port tavern Havana Club in Old Havana.
Habana Province - Conjunto Deboson
Conjunto Deboson. They play the classic Són music of Cuba. Alberto on guitar and Janete on the flute.
Habana Province - Conjunto Deboson
Conjunto Deboson. They play the classic Son music of Cuba. Janete on the flute, Jorge on percussion, Andrés on bass.
Habana Province - El Prado
Dancer performs in El Prado area of Old Havana.
Habana Province - Ferry Regla
Entrance to the ferry that runs back and forth between the old port of Havana and the city of Regla.
Habana Province - Havana Club Bar
Bar Havana Club in the port of Old Havana.
Habana Province - Hotel Rachel
Stained glass canopy roof of the Hotel Rachel in Old Havana. The Hotel Raquel stands at the intersection of Calle Amagura and San Ingnacio in the traditional Jewish quarter of Old Havana. Built in 1908 as a bank by the architect Naranjo Ferrer, in…
Habana Province - Hotel Rachel
Second floor lobby in the Hotel Rachel. Many of the rooms have biblical names and besides the hotel being called The Rachel there are decorative references to the Bible and to the Jewish faith throughout the building, which was restored.
Habana Province - Hotel Rachel
Front view of the Hotel Rachel in Old Havana.