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There Is No Decaf in Puerto Rico

In the sky and in the water, La Parguera

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Laura Motta
Apr 02, 2025
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Mangrove islands off La Parguera, Puerto Rico, Laura Motta

We got on the boat in La Parguera, on Puerto Rico's south coast, but I could see the balloon for miles before we got there, hovering high above the tree line. I snapped photos, all of them blurry from the movement of the rental car.

"It's a blimp," I said to A_____. "An airship, I think that's the…

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