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$11M church rehab done after nearly 2 decades
The church in Puerto Rico was built in the 1500s on land donated by Juan Ponce de León.
By DÃNICA COTO
Associated Press
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico The construction worker stood on his tiptoes and tried to arrange a crown of thorns on a statue of Jesus while architect Jorge Rigau fired a flurry of directions from beneath the ladder.
“Grab it like this and move it just a bit,” he said, motioning with his fingers. “Move it to the right, but don t lower it.”
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