"We say it's expensive to be poor in Puerto Rico. And so part of our dignity is, number one, it's good food. Good fresh, delicious, healthy for them," Rodriguez said. Raised in the southern city ...

It’s hard to find Puerto Ricans prouder of their hometown than Ponceños. I’m not disputing their pride, because the city has so much to offer, especially in terms of arts and culture.

Slavery was abolished in Puerto Rico in 1873. El Hombre Redimido (“Man Redeemed”), a monument in the city of Ponce commemorating the abolition of slavery in Puerto Rico in 1873 (Christopher ...

With a population of 2,300,000, Puerto Rico is as crowded as the U.S. would be if all the people in the world were packed into it. The capital city of San Juan (pop. 400,000) sits on two islands ...

A comedian’s quip Sunday at Madison Square Garden that Puerto Rico is an “island of ... Atlanta, New York City and the like — so much so that he has insulted cities and states that account ...

By Holland Cotter For many North Americans, the lasting news image of Hurricane Maria, the monster storm that laid waste to Puerto Rico in ... water surging through city streets, and to interviews ...

However, the island’s rich Afro-Puerto Rican heritage and connection to Africa are highly revered in Loiza. Loiza is a short distance from the capital city of San Juan and east of the government ...

San Juan is our kind of town, we decided while lounging on our balcony in the city’s beachfront Condado neighborhood. My husband, Triton, and I had hesitated to visit Puerto Rico as an openly ...