>I've only visited Puerto Rico once, but having driven through
>the area discussed in the book, it's already incredibly rich
>with cultural signifiers about class and race that are
>familiar and yet obviously different from those we are
>accustomed to in the US.

I'm a dogshit traveler (lazy, uninspired, etc.) but what you're talking about here is exactly how it looks in the rare occasions I succeed and don't do a bunch of hackneyed stuff.