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By Nikita Mandhani<\/strong><\/p>\n

La Perla is an old neighborhood just outside the northern historic city wall of Old San Juan, Puerto Rico. Stretching about 600 meters along the Caribbean Sea, the neighborhood is tucked between Calle Norzagaray and Fort San Cristobal.<\/p>\n

La Perla has been an infamous neighborhood since its early days. In the 19th century, it was the site of a slaughterhouse<\/a> and home to people — slaves, the homeless and non-white servants — who were required to live outside the city walls.<\/p>\n

La Perla\u2019s dwellings were among the first homes built on the waterfront. Today the seaside around Old San Juan is largely home to beautiful restaurants, walkways and hotels catering to tourists, but the hard scrabble neighborhood of La Perla continues to occupy some of the island\u2019s most spectacular coast.<\/p>\n

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It is widely considered a dangerous haven of violence and drugs. Travel blogs and portals and other island residents advise tourists to stay away from this side of the Old San Juan city wall.<\/p>\n

In 2011, a federal grand jury indicted 114 people <\/a>on charges of drug trafficking within La Perla. The Drug Enforcement Agency said its investigation found that the operation rented chalets or used their homes in La Perla to process a variety of drugs for sales.<\/p>\n

But in reality, La Perla, is an area with a thriving and welcoming local community; a neighborhood embellished with colorful murals and homes, constructive social programs and promising local development to augment its spectacular coastline.<\/p>\n

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A colorful wall in La Perla marked with welcome greetings in Spanish (Nikita Mandhani\/Medill)\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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Several small businesses, like this juice stand, thrive in La Perla (Nikita Mandhani\/Medill)<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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La Perla\u2019s colorful street parallels the coastline leading up to Santa Mar\u00eda Magdalena de Pazzis Cemetery\u00a0(Nikita Mandhani\/Medill)\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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A mural of a La Perla local, Luiji (Nikita Mandhani\/Medill)\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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Broken buildings become a canvas for art in La Perla (Nikita Mandhani\/Medill)\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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La Perla is located immediately east of the Santa Maria Magdalena de Pazzis Cemetery\u00a0(Nikita Mandhani\/Medill)\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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A pool turned into \u201cThe Bowl\u201d for skateboarding. (Nikita Mandhani\/Medill)\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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A ruined wall by the ocean has the word \u201cindependent\u201d marked on it (Nikita Mandhani\/Medill)\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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Murals decorate La Perla\u2019s street walls (Nikita Mandhani\/Medill)\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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A La Perla local, Wilfredo, explains proposed development plans for the seaside walkway, posted in the La Perla community center (Kari Lydersen\/Medill)\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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A street in the La Perla neighborhood with rows of cars and colorful fliers (Bill Healy\/Medill)\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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A boat lies outside a dilapidated building painted with murals (Nikita Mandhani\/Medill)\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n
Photo on top: Several small businesses, like this juice stand, thrive in La Perla (Nikita Mandhani\/Medill)<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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