Houses and Piers at La Parguera

Description

An area with piers and houses at La Parguera, Lajas. Several houses built over the water, small piers, and some docked boats can be seen. Three boats can also be seen on the shore, two of them overturned. One of the piers has a sign advertising boat rides.

Origin Name	Box 449, Folder 3, Photo 12296
Relation	San Juan National Historic Site (NPS) > San Juan NHS Resource Records Collection > Series VIII Visual Materiales 1788-2017, Subseries B Photographs 1890 - 2011 > Box 449 - Folder 3 - Bioluminiscent Bay - Undated
Geographical Coverage	Lajas
Date	[fecha de publicación no identificada]
Descriptive Notes	Title assigned by the cataloging team. The front of the image has a handwritten inscription reading: "12296." The general description, date, or geographical coverage has information furnished by the San Juan National Historic Site, Puerto Rico.
Historical Background	Environment in Puerto Rico: Coasts, Beaches and Seas Tourism in Puerto Rico: Tourist Spaces Architecture in Puerto Rico: Twentieth Century (1898-1940)
Architectural Subject	Waterfronts Houses Stilt houses Plank construction Persiennes Hinged doors Gable roofs Stilts (structural elements) Piers (marine landings) Watercrafts Signboards People (agents)
Decolonial Subject	Nature-Culture Duality Tourist Economy Conception of Progress Ecological Balance
Rights	The PRAHA does not own the rights to this resource. The user must contact the repository or archive that holds the physical document to determine the restrictions that may apply under the Copyright and Intellectual Property Law or by agreements agreed with donors.
Editor	Fundación Luis Muñoz Marín
Resource Format	JPEG
Resource Type	Image