I landed in San Juan on Jan 8, just 36 hours after a 6.4-magnitude earthquake hit Puerto Rico. During the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, which devastated Puerto Rico in 2017, Enrique was tapped by Jose Andres and his World Central Kitchen organisation to help feed what eventually became millions of locals and rescue workers. The year 2019 also saw the highest lodging revenues year to date for Puerto Rico tourism, more than US$953 million (RM3.94 billion) — due, in part, to the gleaming renovations. Former US president Barack Obama had breakfast at Kasalta when he came through Puerto Rico; a plaque marks the spot. El ChurryFor more than 20 years, El Churry has been providing Puerto Rico with messy, meat-filled churrasco sandwiches via a fleet of food trucks, as well as a couple of storefronts.

Source: The Edge Markets February 06, 2020 03:11 UTC