Puerto Rico
MADE IN THE SHADE
STORY BY RAY & COCO SANTIAGO
AN INSIDER'S VIEW
What up? Welcome to the for-
gotten island. Yes, forgotten.
because it's the very first time
(and I appreciate this a lot) that
some good pros like Salman, Coco
and Julien came over here. Now
that they came down to PR they
PHOTOS BY JAKE PHELPS
The graveyard (top) at the castle of El Morro on the tip of old San Juan.
Native son Coco Santiago (above) mode the most of his stay on the island.
general. I hope they liked it, and
we, the people here in PR, hope
they had a good time with us. We
also hope when they return to
California, they speak well of us
and our island. Puerto Rico has
1) Medium-rank skaters.
2) Very good skateboard riding.
can see that there are good skaters and very good spots for 3) Good beaches (sorry for what happened to Salman on his toe,
skating. I hope that before they go. they receive a good impression but that shit happens every time).
of our island and of us, not just in the skating aspect, but in 4) People who are very friendly and also very hospitable.
But what you don't know is that we are still forgotten. Why? Jullen and Jake did, because if they can go to Europe (Spain, England.
Because up there in the United States, they think that PR doesn't Germany, Italy, France), Brazil, and countries all over the world, why
even exist, but they are
wrong. (I'm not talking
about you guys). But
the other people and
other companies think
like that of us, and that
pisses me off! Because
we are part of you (we
are a territory of the
USA), we are almost
The locals (above) at Plaza Ballahjó were more than friendly and equally rad.
The plaza (below) got rocked by his royal baldness, Salman Agah-switchstance backside 5-0.
can't they come to PR?
I think that they are
missing a lot of good
things here. But some-
times life is unfair, and
we have to live with it
that way.
Once again, I appre-
ciate your visit, and I
hope that all of you
the 51st state of the US. Personally, I think that skate companies decide to visit us again, anytime. Now you know that if you visit us
-Ray Santiago
and pros should take the trip down here to PR just like Salman, Coco, again, you can always count on us. Peace.
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