Puestos pa' la mañana - Viernes, 10 de abril de 2026

·1 hr 26 min·7 clips

Live from the hidden 1898 Río Piedras aqueduct, the hosts reveal a secret natural reserve in the heart of San Juan.

1. Puestos pa' la Mañana broadcasts live on Friday, April 10, 2026 from the Antiguo Acueducto de Río Piedras, a conservation site managed by Para la Naturaleza inside the Botanical Garden in Río Piedras, San Juan. 2. Hosts are Jonathan Lebrón (journalist) and Luis Herrero (political analyst); the episode features environmental guest interviews between political commentary segments. 3. The episode's environmental thread centers on the April 18 Para la Naturaleza feria at the aqueduct site, where visitors can learn about Puerto Rico's watersheds, with more information at pln.org/feria. 4. Karina Rodríguez, Para la Naturaleza's environmental interpreter, explains that the Antiguo Acueducto de Río Piedras was built in 1898 under Spanish colonial rule to supply potable water to the San Juan isleta, operating until approximately the 1970s — nearly 80 years of service. 5. The aqueduct worked by pumping water up to the Venezuela neighborhood, then using gravity to carry it down the length of Ponce de León Avenue into the city — a route that remains one of the only undeveloped meanders of the Río Piedras river. 6. Para la Naturaleza manages the aqueduct as an open conservation space (open Tuesday–Saturday 8am–4pm) for walking, recreation, and guided tours, and uses it to model green infrastructure alternatives to concrete flood-control systems. 7. Brenda Torres (executive director) and Jorge Bausá (scientific director) of the Estuario de la Bahía de San Juan explain that the San Juan Bay Estuary is one of 28 national estuaries created under the Federal Clean Water Act and the only one outside the continental United States. 8. The estuario's management unit is the full watershed — not just the bay — because upstream contamination from oil, raw sewage, and stormwater runoff in tributaries like the Río Piedras flows directly into the bay and determines its water quality. 9. Bausá notes a biological connectivity dimension: freshwater shrimp and crabs that live upstream in quebradas need to reach the estuary to reproduce, creating ecological linkages from headwaters to coast. 10. The hosts briefly cover Puerto Rico basketball: the Cangrejeros de Santurce defeated the Chupacabras de Canóvanas to take first place in Group A of the BSN, while Manatí beat Bayamón and San Germán beat the Gurabomets by 26. 11. Alexandra Lugaro, a twice-defeated gubernatorial candidate, posted a passive-aggressive video on Teleonce after a camera machine was removed from her show; the clip went viral, and the hosts tease a Patreon exclusive about the internal Teleonce conflict behind the incident. 12. Journalist Fernando Goyazo was formally named editor-in-chief of El Cárcel, a media outlet; Vision News Media also made editorial appointments including making Erika Martínez executive producer of their multimedia group. 13. Governor González's 800-page permits reform bill competes with a 69-page bill by Senate President Tomás Rivera Schatz; the governor called a legislative press conference attended by only four senators, none from Senate leadership. 14. Rivera Schatz did not answer the governor's phone call or WhatsApp message during her press conference, and simultaneously announced his own Monday public hearing covering both competing bills — effectively counterprogramming her event. 15. El Vocero surveyed eight mayors (four PNP, four PPD) about the permits reform; all expressed skepticism, with the Cobamos mayor warning against handing 100% of permit responsibility to the private sector and San Juan mayor Miguel Romero insisting on municipal autonomy. 16. Jonathan argues that mayors of autonomous municipalities (Bayamón, Carolina, San Juan) control lucrative construction permit fees and permitting authority — and have historically resisted reform regardless of party, because the 'cacique' power structure depends on businesses having to go through the mayor's office. 17. The hosts identify Bayamón mayor Ramón Luis Rivera as the pivotal 'King of the North' swing vote for whether the permits reform survives politically. 18. Christian Sobrino reports that Trump announced the Strait of Hormuz had reopened Tuesday night, but only 7 ships transited the following day versus the typical 144, and an unconfirmed rumor holds that Iran is accepting payment for passage in a stablecoin from World Liberty Financial, a crypto company linked to the Trump family. 19. The episode's format alternates between environmental interviews (calm, educational) and political commentary (sharp, adversarial), reflecting the unusual remote-broadcast setting. 20. Puerto Ricans interested in environmental conservation, the Río Piedras watershed, Puerto Rico basketball, or the politics of permits reform will find this episode substantive; listeners seeking the Ciari Pérez Peña investigative thread should start with the February 2026 episodes.

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