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Controversies

The eternal Puerto Rican fights—cultural debates that are never resolved (and that we do not want resolved).

Entries

  • A real-world account of Caguas

    This entry was already written in English. It is preserved as a particularly merciless piece of Puerto Rican municipal criticism: Courtesy of adolfojp on Reddit. …

  • Empanadilla or pastelillo?

    Puerto Ricans may agree that the fried, filled turnover is delicious; agreeing on whether it is an empanadilla or a pastelillo is another matter entirely. …

  • Puerto Rico’s most toxic municipalities

    People from Caguas (cagüeños) and Ponce (ponceños) are the traditional contenders. Ponceños simply believe they are la última Coca-Cola del desierto—literally “the…

  • Which campus is la Iupi?

    Students at UPR Río Piedras insist that la Iupi refers exclusively to their campus. They will call out—sometimes aggressively—students from any other campus who use…

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