“The poverty is no longer hidden by the trees” … neither is the colonial status and the response of the mighty, imperialistic U.S of A.
My country is still hurting 89 days in after Maria. don’t forget that Irma hit the Island two weeks before … my heart and soul ache!!
By Genevieve Leigh and Zac Corrigan in Puerto Rico:
“The poverty is no longer hidden by the trees”
Hurricane Maria exposes the conditions of life for the working class in Caguas, Puerto Rico
18 December 2017
Adelaida Montañez, 69, is preparing a large batch of rice and beans over a woodfire stove just outside her home in Caguas, Puerto Rico, about 20 miles from the capital city of San Juan. She explains that the town has had no power or running water since Hurricane Maria made landfall, almost three months ago. The food she is preparing is not for her family but to sell as means of income.
As she navigates her outdoor kitchen, Mrs. Montañez explains that life has been very difficult since the storm. Walking over to a calendar she has hanging on the wall, she says in Spanish, “I have been marking down here…
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