agriculture, manufacturing, trade have all shrunk drastically. the island is dependent on us exports for just about everything. ♪ >> anthony: so where are we? >> pedro: we are in loiza. after the liberation of the slave of the island this is where all the africans and slaves get together and established themselves. >> anthony: despite, or maybe because of economic turmoil, pedro alvarez- cortez saw an opportunity to make something. >> pedro: we keep working the formula until my grandmother