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Losses by government-owned corporations have been defrayed through the issuance of bonds compounding more than 40% of Puerto Rico's entire public debt today. [190] Holistically, from FY2000–FY2010 Puerto Rico's debt grew at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9% while GDP remained stagnant. [191] This has not always provided a long-term ...
Hurricane Maria slammed in Puerto Rico five days ago, leaving the island and its 3 million people 100 percent without electricity. Eerie photos show Puerto Rico's cities at night after Hurricane ...
The billboards, paid for by Voto Latino and the Oakland Corps, feature images of Puerto Rico landmarks and beaches with the caption, “This isn’t garbage. ... The best sales to shop today: You ...
Puerto Rico has over 50 rivers, most originating from the island's central mountainous region which receives heavy rainfall. The largest of these rivers, Rio de la Plata , measures approximately 60.5 mi. (97 km), starting at an altitude of 2,625 ft (800 m) above sea level in Cayey before ending between the northern coastal towns of Dorado and ...
In 2002, he photographed Cuba, comparing what he found there to the Puerto Rico of his youth. [26] He has exhibited photographs showing the dignity of the Dalit ("Untouchable") Caste of India [8] [27] and the Aymara living in the arid altiplano of Bolivia. [28] He has also photographed people from Kenya to Turkey to Thailand. [11]
Hurricane Maria barreled into the Dominican Republic on Thursday morning just after it left 3 million people in Puerto Rico without power.
Vice President Kamala Harris visited Puerto Rico, going to a town that got federal housing funds to rebuild after Hurricane Maria and marking the island's 151st anniversary after abolishing slavery.
Map of the departments of Puerto Rico during Spanish provincial times (1886).. The history of Puerto Rico began with the settlement of the Ortoiroid people before 430 BC. At the time of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the New World in 1493, the dominant indigenous culture was that of the Taíno.