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Conga head on display at Amigolandia Sports Bar with saying "Music is the soul of the people."

A variety of drums and percussion instruments on display in Amigolandia sports bar in Arroyo, Puerto Rico, where the owner loves music as much as he loves sports.

A djembe drum and two batá on display at Amigolandia sports bar in Arroyo, Puerto Rico.

Raíces co-founder and Archive Curator Nicole Wines with the Lizandro Artiles, owner of Amigolandia, a sports bar in Arroyo, Puerto Rico where the owner is as passionate about music as he is about sports.

Trailer for the Raíces Cultural Center documentary Relief, Renewal, Resilience: Reflections on Hurricane María and her Aftermath. The documentary was premiered in the Spring of the 2019 at the Forum Theater in Metuchen, New Jersey.

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Mountains in Puerto Rico. Six months after Hurricane Maria, the natural vegetation had begun to grow back and mountains were beginning to look green and lush again.

Demonstration frames at TaínaSoy Apiary in Aguada, Puerto Rico, used for educational programs at schools and table displays at community events and farmer's markets.

The first earthship in Puerto Rico under construction at TaínaSoy in Aguada, Puerto Rico, 6 months after the devastating impacts of Hurricane María. The design of this sustainable building is meant to withstand the impacts of future hurricanes and…

Rebar framing for second dome under construction at the EarthshipPR build at TaínaSoy in Aguada, Puerto Rico.

Volunteers sorting recycling to see what can be incorporated into the EarthshipPR domes and walls.

Mario Antunez, core team member for the early phases of the EarthshipPR build, working on the first building to be constructed as part of the project.

View looking up from inside the second dome under construction at the EarthshipPR build at TaínaSoy in Aguada, Puerto Rico.

Tires filled with rammed earth provide thick insulation and help the building withstand earthquakes, while also helping reduce waste in the community. When the building is finished, the tires will no longer be visible.

Framing for the dome that will top the second building to be construction as part of the EarthshipPR build at TaínaSoy in Aguada, Puerto Rico.

The entrance gate to Finca Consciencia in Vieques, Puerto Rico.

Higüera tree growing near the entrance to Finca Consciencia in Vieques, Puerto Rico.

Fruit and nut trees are interplanted amongst row crops at Finca Consciencia.

Pomegranate tree with fruit growing at Finca Consciencia in Vieques, Puerto Rico.

Jorge Cora - caretaker, farmer, beekeeper at Finca Consciencia.

View from the fields at Finca Consciencia, an agro-ecological farm on the island of Vieques, Puerto Rico.

New fields planted for banana production after Hurricane María at Finca Consciencia.

While new banana trees will take a few years to reach maturity, other crops can be interplanted in between the seedlings in a newly planted field to take advantage of the space and the sun. In this field, Finca Consciencia grows eggplants in between…

Eggplant almost ready for harvest just 6 months after Hurricane María devastated the island. One of the effects of the storm was highlighting the need for local food systems, one of the problems Finca Consciencia works to address as the only…

Post-Hurricane María destruction was still visible in many places around Puerto Rico 6 months after the storm had passed.
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