When Hurricane María hit Puerto Rico it uncovered the poverty that exists in the island, which makes it the poorest United States jurisdiction.
The Puerto Rico government's main economic development agency unveiled Thursday the first phase of the Asset Map, created to attract new investment, create jobs and promote economic development in different regions of the island.
Hurricanes Irma and María — which clobbered Puerto Rico back-to-back in September — revealed the island’s broken infrastructure, but created a second chance to rebuild, an analysis by economic research firm H. Calero Consulting concluded.