Four months after Hurricane María passed through the island of Puerto Rico ,the environmental destruction remained clearly visible on the landscape. The trees were not as lush and green, the foliage was sparse, and landmarks that were normally hidden…
A distant view of Yokahu Tower from the parking lot below La Coca Falls in El Yunque National Forest. This tower would normally be hidden by the dense foliage of the rainforest, but remains visible due to the defoliation caused by “Hurricane María.
Landslides and sparse foliage could be seen across the land from a viewpoint in El Yunque National Forest, despite the fact that nature had begun to regenerate. Ecologists and scientists researching and working to help restore El Yunque have stated…
A landslide had completely covered this road in El Yunque rainforest. It was cleared by the time the Raíces crew visited in January 2018, but the road was still almost impassable in a small car because of how broken up it had become by the power of…