A master of Puerto Rico's indigenous music forms, bomba and plena, Héctor “Tito” Matos died on Jan. 18 at his home in Santurce, Puerto Rico. He was 53.
FEMA Supports the Restoration of Historic Buildings in San Juan
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Release Number: NR 497
The multi-million obligation includes La Fortaleza, La Casa del Libro and several historic cemeteries
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico Iconic structures such as Santa Catalina s Palace, known as La Fortaleza, La Casa del Libro museum/library and several historic cemeteries in San Juan will be repaired with an obligation of over
$7.4 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
The award aims to bring the facilities to their pre-Hurricane María conditions. Also, funding combines nearly $678,000 for mitigation measures that will increase the structures resiliency in the face of future disasters.
The secret to finding the perfect Spanish villa
From a fabulous finca in Mallorca to a seaside cottage in Galicia, Nick Trend picks the perfect villa for you
Villa life the Spanish way
Perhaps because of the privacy and sense of independence and escape that they offer, villa holidays are proving particularly popular this year. Among those who have taken the plunge and already booked, Spain – especially the Balearics and mainland coasts – is leading the way.
Recent uncertainty about when travel restrictions will end has obviously suppressed bookings in the short term, but the outlook is still positive.
By early December, Scott Williams, for example, had already sold more than 50 per cent of its summer capacity, whereas normally the figure would be about 10 per cent. Part of the reason for the high level of early bookings is a large number of holidays from August 2020 that were cancelled and rolled forward when Spain was removed from the travel corridors list at the end of Jul