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Electric Wires
Electric wires laying across the road in Adjuntas, Puerto Rico, January 2018.
Jehovah Witness Disaster Relief Truck
Jehovah Witness disaster relief truck in Adjuntas, Puerto Rico.
Three Months After María
In January 2018, it was evident that the natural landscape was beginning its path towards regeneration, while human communities still struggled to provide basic services like a functioning electric grid and running, clean water. Driving over electric…
Greenhouse at Plenitud PR - Under Construction
The Juntos Together Coalition, led by Puerto Rican Action Board Director José Montes, and made up of a compendium of groups from Central New Jersey, working together to provide disaster relief support, provided a grant to Plenitud PR for the…
Owen in his Superadobe Prototype
When Raíces first visited Plenitud PR in 2013, their first earth bag and superadobe house was under construction on their land. Arriving in the driving tropical rain, Owen still invited us to step into the earth bag house for our first time to see…
Owen Ingley and Francisco G. Gómez at Plenitud PR
Owen Ingley of Plenitud PR and Francisco G. Gómez of Raíces Cultural Center talking about the work, experiences, and needs of Plenitud post-Hurricane María.
Talking to Students on Retreat at Plenitud
Almost immediately after we arrived at Plenitud PR, Owen asked us to speak to students who were visiting on a service learning retreat from St. Tomas University in Minnesota.
Talking to VISIONS Students at Plenitud
Raíces Cultural Center Director Francisco G. Gómez talking to students on a service learning retreat at Plenitud PR in Las Marías.
Landslide - Las Marías
Over 25,000 landslides were catalogued throughout the island of Puerto Rico in the months following Hurricane María. High concentrations of these landslides occurred in mountain towns like Las Marías.
Destroyed Grid - Adjuntas
Just a couple of blocks from the square in Adjuntas. The electric grid was almost completely destroyed in the central mountains of Puerto Rico, with much of it remaining unrepaired and in disarray for months following the storm in towns like…
Stream and Forest Regenerating in Adjuntas
Street and forest regenerating and regrowing after Hurricane Maria’s destruction.
Regeneration and Regrowth - Adjuntas
In the mountains of Adjuntas, many of the natural ecosystems have been struggling to bounce back after being devastated by Hurricane María, but there are signs of regeneration in foliage on farms and in forests. These banana and plantain trees are…
Destruction - Adjuntas
Hydroponic garden system and greenhouse that was destroyed by Hurricane Maria in Adjuntas, Puerto Rico.
Press Conference - Casa Pueblo Solar Transmitter
To the right is the building that houses the batteries and equipment to power their solar powered radio transmissions. To the left are seedlings to be planted across five acres of land for sustainable agriculture, meant to help support the activities…
Casa Pueblo Interviews
On site interviews at the press conference announcing the first solar powered radio transmitter on the island of Puerto Rico.
Battery Rack for Radio Casa Pueblo
Batteries charged by solar panels on the roof of the building. These power the first solar powered radio transmitter on the island of Puerto Rico, which broadcasts Radio Casa Pueblo in Adjuntas and parts of Utuado, Puerto Rico
Press Conference on the Mountain
During the press conference announcing the launch of Casa Pueblo’s solar powered radio transmitter, journalists and guests were invited to visit the solar powered transmitter site and view the equipment used to power the first solar powered radio…
Solar Panels for Transmitting Radio Casa Pueblo Broadcasts
This small building covered in solar panels serves as a miniature power station for the solar powered radio transmitter that broadcasts Radio Casa Pueblo.
Solar Powered Radio Transmitter
Casa Pueblo’s solar powered radio transmitter, located in Adjuntas, Puerto Rico. This is the first solar powered radio transmitter on the island of Puerto Rico and broadcasts Casa Pueblo Radio in Adjuntas and parts of Utuado.
Radio Casa Pueblo - Solar Powered Radio
Casa Pueblo is the first organization on the island of Puerto Rico to launch its own solar powered radio transmitter to broadcast it’s own radio station, Radio Casa Pueblo. Raíces Cultural Center was invited to witness a historic moment in the steps…
Solar Radio Transmitter
On January 16, 2018, Casa Pueblo announced the launch of the first solar powered radio transmitter on the island of Puerto Rico. The transmitter would broadcast locally for Radio Casa Pueblo.
Casa Pueblo Press Conference
Casa Pueblo director Arturo Massol Deyá speaking at a press conference to announce the launch of the first solar powered radio transmitter on the island of Puerto Rico.
Press Conference
Casa Pueblo press conference at the Casa Pueblo home base in Adjuntas, Puerto Rico, announcing the launch of the first solar powered radio transmitter on the island of Puerto Rico.
Preparing for a Press Conference at Casa Pueblo
The Casa Pueblo crew preparing for a press conference announcing the launch of the first solar powered radio transmitter on the island of Puerto Rico, which will transmit for Radio Casa Pueblo.
Interview in Isabela
Director Francisco G. Gómez talks with friend of Raíces Jariksa Valle Feliciano of Aguada, Puerto Rico before interviewing her on camera to get some background and initial impressions on what she experienced during and after Hurricane Maria and her…