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‘Class war’: outsiders moving to Puerto Rico trigger displacement
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Aug 3, 2025

‘Class war’: outsiders moving to Puerto Rico trigger displacement

CABO ROJO, Puerto Rico (AFP) -- Gloria Cuevas thought she would live forever in her pink, century-old house on Puerto Rico's west coast -- but then her landlord decided to transform the home into an Airbnb. Cuevas left her home -- now purple and split in two -- and her beloved city for another further south, forced out by the rising cost of living and an explosion of short-term rentals on the US Caribbean island territory. Puerto Rico -- long a draw for sun-worshipping tourists -- is also a hotspo...

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