# @hip_latina on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DEi-kzWA-Ep
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/34278935-hip-latina-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/ddc2047482.jpg
- **Posted:** 2025-01-08T01:47:02.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** HipLatina (@hip_latina) — https://gondola.cc/hip_latina

## Caption

The topic of tourism is a touchy one in Latin America, as tourism can often lead to exploitation and gentrification in our tierras. On January 2, a Missouri woman visiting Puerto Rico allegedly set fire to several businesses on the Caribbean island, burning three businesses to the ground and partially causing damage to another. According to the Puerto Rico Police Department, the alleged suspect has been identified as Danielle Bertothy, a St. Louis woman who was vacationing on the island. The businesses that fully burned down are the restaurant Marinera, Bar Marea, and Artesanías Juavia, and the boutique hotel Luichy’s Seaside Hotel was also partially damaged.

“This is our land and it is here where we are going to produce, create jobs, provide a service with love for our clients, to progress as good Puerto Ricans. We lost the material, but the dreams are still alive,” Bar Marea wrote in Spanish on Facebook. “The thing is that in this country you have to live in fear, letting these types of situations pass as if nothing had happened.”

According to a now-deleted LinkedIn account, Bertothy previously worked at a St. Louis digital-marketing agency called HLK Agency, but she was immediately suspended according to the agency after St. Louis Alderwoman Daniela Velázquez sent them a letter detailing Bertothy’s actions.

#PuertoRico #DanielleBertothy #StLouis #Missouri #Tourism #PuertoRicoSeRespeta #CaboRojo #BarMarea #Marinera #ArtesaníasJuavia #LuichysSeasideHotel #Gentrification #HLOG

## Stats

- **Views:** 14,662
- **Likes:** 2,135
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- **Comments:** 84

## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HipLatina | @hip_latina | https://gondola.cc/hip_latina | Media Company |
| Anna Ortega | @annanicortega | https://gondola.cc/annanicortega | Video Editor |
| Anna Ortega | @annanicortega | https://gondola.cc/annanicortega | Journalist |

## Tags

puertorico, stlouis, tourism, daniellebertothy, barmarea, gentrification, luichysseasidehotel, caborojo, artesaníasjuavia, puertoricoserespeta, marinera, missouri, hlog

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