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Vejigante, Loíza Aldea, Puerto Rico on the day of Santiago apostol.

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Vejigante, Loíza Aldea, Puerto Rico on the day of Santiago apostol.

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Vejigante dressed in traditional costume with Puerto Rican flag on the front.

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Vejigante masks made by the Ayalas remain on display in the home.

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Vejigante doll made at C.O.P.I. (Corporación Piñones se Integra) C.O.P.I. is a 501 c 3 non profit organization founded by sociologist Maricruz Rivera Clemente.

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Black and white photo of vejigante dancing bomba at the Ayala family home on the day of Santiago apostol.

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Black and white photo of vejigante dancing bomba at the Ayala family home on the day of Santiago apostol.

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Color photo of vejigante dancing bomba at the Ayala family home on the day of Santiago apostol.

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Handmade and hand-painted paper-mache vejigante mask. There are two main types of vejigante masks found in Puerto Rico, those made from coconuts, more common to the Loíza area and those made of paper-mache, more common to Ponce and Mayaguez.

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Performing the tradition of "los vejigantes de Puerto Rico" with the delegation from Loíza at the 5th Encuentro de Tambores in Juncos, Puerto Rico.

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Jeep with huge vejigante mask leads the procession on the day of Santiago apostol.

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Three Vejigante masks. The vejigante is a devil like character who is very mischievous. He is found in the Afro-Puerto Rican folklore of the island.

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Vejigante masks. The vejigante is a devil like character who is very mischievous, he is found in the Afro-Puerto Rican folklore of the island.

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Vejigante masks at C.O.P.I. (Corporación Piñones se Integra) C.O.P.I. is a 501 c 3 non profit organization founded by sociologist Maricruz Rivera Clemente.

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Vejigante painting on display in the home studio of Puerto Rican Artist Samuel Lind.

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Oversize paper-mache vejigante puppet on the streets of Loíza Aldea during the processionals for las fiestas de Santiago Apostol.

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Citizens of Loíza Aldea, Puerto Rico dressed as vejigantes marching in a parade on the day of Santiago apostol.

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Citizens of Loíza Aldea, Puerto Rico dressed as vejigantes marching in a parade on the day of Santiago apostol.

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Vendors at the market had to pay a fee to the district council for using this space yet the conditions were still bad.

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Veronica Winford, owner of Tiger Art Supply, and collaborator on the Water Is Life exhibit series. Veronica also contributed her own version of Thunderbird Woman to the group art show.

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Flyer for a solo art exhibit “Vibrant Touch” created by Gregory Charles.

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Raíces Visual Arts presents showcase exhibit "Vibrant Touch" by artist and illustrator Gregory Charles. "Vibrant Touch" will feature original and limited…

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When looking out over the food forest on Plenitud’s mountainside, you can see across to the tents at the campsite above the food forest.

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View of the developing food forest at Plenitud PR that can be seen from the front door of the farm’s earthbag house.

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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…

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View from the top.
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