#PicaPower …. “All across Puerto Rico, celebrations erupted when Monica Puig won a gold medal in the 2016 Olympics. It is the first gold medal ever won by a Puerto Rican athlete, while representing Puerto Rico.” It’s a HUGE deal!!
All across Puerto Rico, celebrations erupted when Monica Puig won a gold medal in the 2016 Olympics. It is the first gold medal ever won by a Puerto Rican athlete, while representing Puerto Rico.
The celebrations were passionate.
Here is a video from El Condado:
Another video Guaynabo:
From Hato Rey: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/monica-puig-puerto-rico-picapower_us_57b01d95e4b007c36e4f09d2
A whole shopping mall came to a standstill here:
People watched in Walmarts:
Restaurants and bars were glued to the event:
Car horns blared in every town. People started singing La Borniqueña, the national anthem. The press noticed and reported the island-wide jubilation:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/monica-puig-puerto-rico-picapower_us_57b01d95e4b007c36e4f09d2
http://www.vidalatinasd.com/news/2016/aug/14/puerto-rico-celebrates-puigs-historic-olympic/
There is clearly a lot of joy and positive energy in Puerto Rico.
It is an island, and a people, that should be defined by their talents; not by the ignorance and greed of other nations.
There is a huge heart in Puerto Rico.
A heart so big…that it cannot…
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