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Community. >> man in blue shirt: so if you all of a sudden destroy this you start losing money. >> anthony: can you conceivably settle for a revised project. meaning okay no casino, no giant hotel, an eco-lodge for super rich people? >> lady in blue shirt: in nicaragua they have a lot of these things that are developed around communities. >> man in black shirt: costa rica you know and places like that the government is conscious about the environment and the amount of money that environment and eco-system brings to the economy. >> anthony: do you have any faith in your government at all? >> ma...

♪ >> anthony: puerto rico is still inarguably rich in one thing: natural splendor. beautiful views, unspoiled coastline. but that too, is in peril. >> pocho: my name is pocho. i'm born and raised in aguadilla. this space is so special to me personally because i'm a surfer and i've been surfing here all my life. i want my son to be able to keep coming here. it's so open. so free of all of these pollutions. all this mayhem. ♪ >> anthony: pocho and his fellow activists have occupied

Playuela, proud to serve as human shields against the encroachment of a planned development, that would transform this place into a massive resort, named appropriately or inappropriately enough after christopher columbus. >> pocho: this is our resistant camp. >> anthony: just a hypothetical question if the beach is public what's the problem? >> pocho: the project it's not a building, it's a mega project. it's a five star hotel 120 villas, a mini mall, the biggest casino in the caribbean that's how they sell it. and two parking lots four stories high. we are talking like -- you know, it's not s...

Area restaurants with fruits, vegetables, honey, and medicinal herbs. >> ana: my name is ana elisa. i live and work in finca conciencia. we run a productive and educational, agroecological project, we farm. we have the land and the resources to produce food that is economically viable, that is self sustaining without a lot of investment. it's liberating. >> anthony: jorge cooks lunch. ♪ mero, or grouper, stuffed with lobster and white eggplant. wrapped in banana leaves and grilled over mesquite. mangu is mashed plantains with sofrito. >> anthony: alright that looks good. and what's this here...

Countryside. they don't need anybody to say hey you can do it. they just make the click. >> anthony: so there is hope? >> pedro: yeah humbly i can say me and my family are an example of what you can do with the tools you've got. >> anthony: well said man. these are delicious. >> pedro: you can squeeze the palito like that . >> anthony: yeah no yeah believe me that used to be my job. i used to have to squeeze all the lobster legs with the rolling pin. ♪ ♪ >> anthony: puerto rico is still inarguably rich in one thing: natural splendor. beautiful views, unspoiled coastline. but that too, is i...