#Spanish Empire

Author: Richard Collett / Source: Atlas Obscura “Did you know that our churches are made from eggs?” asks April Evangelista, a local food guide, as we walk through the towering doorway of the Philippines’ Holy Rosary Church in Angeles City. “That’s how they’ve survived typhoons and volcanic

Author: Sarah Laskow / Source: Atlas Obscura Late in the 16th century, mapmakers in Spanish Empire, working on continents across the ocean from Europe, didn’t have access to the age’s best technology. Though the first printed maps in Europe had been made a century before, map printing had yet to

Authored by Daisy Luther via The Organic Prepper blog, In Puerto Rico, everything has changed since Hurricane Maria struck nearly 3 months ago. Many people have no running water. And if they do, it can’t be consumed without boiling. There’s no electricity in many regions. Supplies are scarce.

Authored by Daisy Luther via The Organic Prepper blog, If you ever wondered what it would look like if the grid collapsed here on the mainland, the island of Puerto Rico is a tragic, real-life case study. These stories show us what life is like for more than a million people who STILL don’t

Which is worse - from a bond market perspective - Socialist utopia Venezuela or debt-bloated Puerto Rico? Of course, comparing price is not a fair comparison in bond land... Nevertheless, the collapse in Puerto Rico bond prices - to new record lows - comes as Bloomberg reports Puerto Rico is