How it's Made: Coffee Plantation Tour | HACIENDA BUENA VISTA | Puerto Rico
We visited Hacienda Buena Vista in Puerto Rico and learned about coffee and how it's made! The plantation was started by Don Salvador de Vives in 1833 and runs on water power! This video is different from our regular vlogs as we didn't want to give away everything you would learn on the tour.
The area and museum is now run by Para la Naturaleza, a not for profit who work on conserving the natural site and surrounding forest. All the money you spend for a ticket or coffee purchase goes towards preserving and regrowing the area (especially after the devastation of the hurricane).
If you want to visit Hacienda Buena Vista, you will need to book a tour in advance. Tours are offered in English and Spanish.
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Saving Puerto Rican Parrots After Hurricane Maria
FEMA helps the U.S. Fish & Wildlife, Puerto Rican Parrot Recovery Program, after Hurricane Maria affected their facilities in El Yunque rainforest.
Estamos en el Aviario Iguaca. Esta es el área de la reproducción de la cotorra puertorriqueña. Básicamente aquí nosotros tenemos un complejo de 60 jaulas alrededor del perímetro del aviario. Antes del huracán María, básicamente esta era un área completamente forestada y no se podían ver ningunas de las jaulas. Pero lamentablemente, los vientos que recibimos en el área, toda la cobertura vegetal que teníamos alrededor de las jaulas se cayó. Actualmente está completamente abierta porque Bomberos Forestales del Fish & Wildlife Service nos dieron la mano por tres semanas consecutivas para poder abrir estas áreas de reproducción porque, pues, aunque todos estamos trabajando para mejorar a Puerto Rico, las cotorras se van a seguir reproduciendo.
Las cotorras se reproducen entre enero y mayo así que nuestro interés mayor es poder habilitarle todas las áreas que quedaron de pie para poder entonces poderlas poner nuevamente en sus jaulas y se puedan reproducir y no perdamos este año esa temporada de reproducción que sería la temporada del 2018. Con la ayuda de FEMA… FEMA nos ayudó muchísimo en términos de conseguirnos el diésel. Nosotros tenemos una facilidad que necesita generadores porque ahí es que almacenamos la comida de las cotorras. Estuvimos mucho tiempo buscando diésel, 100 galones, 100 galones y hasta que un día llegaron y nos llenaron el tanque de diésel y FEMA nos proveyó comida y agua durante todo este proceso. Sobre todo cuando estaban los bomberos forestales que estuvieron trabajando desde bien temprano en la mañana hasta tarde para poder remover toda la vegetación y podernos habilitar las jaulas a nosotros ya que nosotros no contamos con el personal adiestrado para manejar este tipo de emergencia.
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Quebradillas near Guajataca Dam Lago Guajataca in Puerto Rico
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Lago Guajataca is a reservoir located between the municipalities of San Sebastián, Quebradillas, and Isabela in Puerto Rico. This man-made lake was created in 1929.
The lake receives flow from the Guajataca River and can be used for fishing. The reservoir provides water to the inhabitants of northwestern Puerto Rico. It is also the location of Camp Guajataca, the island's main camping grounds of the Boy Scouts of America. The lake area is 10 degrees cooler than the rest of the island and provides year-round recreational opportunities and outdoor activities including fishing for bass, tilapia and catfish, kayaking, nature watching and relaxing in general.
The name of the lake comes from the area where it is located. Guajataca, sometimes spelled Guajataka, is an area in Puerto Rico between the municipalities of Quebradillas, San Sebastián and Isabela. The name comes from the Taíno Indian word for the area (northwestern Puerto Rico) prior to the arrival of Cristobal Colon. The river, Río Guajataca, also carries the name.
Lago Guajataca was built by the United States Army Corps of Engineers by building a dam across the river Río Guajataca and is owned by the Puerto Rico Electrical Authority. Many schools, businesses, and organizations, including a parador, Boy Scout Camp, and kayak excursion company are named for the area and water way as well.
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Quebradillas (Spanish pronunciation: [keβɾaˈðiʎas], Smallbrooks) is a municipality of the island of Puerto Rico (U.S.), located in the north-western shore bordering the Atlantic Ocean, north of San Sebastián; east of Isabela; and west of Camuy. Quebradillas is spread over seven wards and Quebradillas Pueblo (The downtown area and the administrative center of the city). It is part of the San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Quebradillas is called La Guarida del Pirata (The Pirate's Hideout). A well known beach in the area, Puerto Hermina, is home to an old structure known to have been a hiding place for pirates and their contraband.
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Landmarks and places of interest[edit]
El Merendero (Scenic Park and Ocean Look-Out)
Guajataca Lake Reservoir (Inland)
La Cabeza del Indio (Indian Head at Puerto Hermina Beach)
The Old Liberty Theater (Downtown)
El Museo de Muñecas (Doll Museum)[houses over 1,000 Barbie dolls] - in Barrios Cocos
Noah's Arc (closed)- in Barrio cocos
Puerto Hermina Beach Pirate Ruins
El Puente Blanco (Old White Train Bridge)
Casa Rafols-Iribas, site of Casa de la Cultura Cacique Mabodamaca (non-profit organization dedicated to preserve the culture, the arts and the historical sites of the town of Quebradillas)
' Los Chorritos Pirata'' kids aquatic park
Mini golf course (under construction)
Mosaic of nature
Miradero Guajataca
Race kart course (proposed)