SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Juan Vega Paredes now has a new way of introducing himself to people he meets. "I'm el hombre de los aguacates," he says, with a smile on his face. Avocado man, his new ...

Activists carry a giant papier-mâché Puerto Rican nightjar (guabairo) through Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, March 28, 2026. (Photo by Carlos Berríos Polanco/The Latino Newsletter) The Latino Newsletter ...

Like a lot of people living in the continental United States, Puerto Rico was, in my mind, a beach resort destination.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When I was offered a dream job, I moved my family from the mainland US to Puerto Rico in 2015. On the island, we sometimes had no ...

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“I’m el hombre de los aguacates," he says, with a smile on his face. Avocado man, his new nickname, was born out of one of the worst days of his life: On January 26, Vega Paredes was arrested by ...

In 2015, I moved my family of four from Pennsylvania to Puerto Rico to pursue my dream job. Although I had lived on the island when I was young and vacationed there, I had never worked professionally ...