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El Yunque Originally uploaded by yasmapaz . Photo by yasmapaz BLOGGERS: Happy New Year! Thank you for all the beautiful pictures. Thanks for making the BLOGS exhibit a success. Looking forward to more of your work in the new year. Peace and love, Clarisel

Puerto Rico shoreline negscan Originally uploaded by asawaa . Old San Juan shoreline

Picture 284 Originally uploaded by GinoPR . Fiestas de las mascara de Hatillo. Puerto Rico. (Dia de los Santos Inocentes)

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La Fortaleza - Old San Juan, PR Originally uploaded by jenjenjen .

Rincon Musical Originally uploaded by clarisel .

Community news PUERTO RICAN ARTIST DIOGENES BALLESTER RECEIVES INDIVIUDUAL ARTIST AWARD FROM THE NEW YORK STATE COUNCIL ON THE ARTS New York, New York, December, 2005 —As the sponsoring organization, the Association of Hispanic Arts (AHA) is pleased to announce that Diogenes Ballester was awarded an Individual Artist Award from the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) for the creation of an Oral History/Digital Book addressing a Puerto Rican family's expression of African/Catholic/Taino religious beliefs in the epic process of creating a home. Last year, Diogenes used the theme of oral history, the conveyance of information, and the tradition of the book for an installation entitled “Keeper of History, Holder of Dreams”. This installation art project was presented at El Centro Gallery at The Center for Puerto Rican Studies at Hunter College and at MediaNoche Gallery located in East Harlem, New York. The installation at El Centro Gallery was a ritual art conception that conve...