How Tiki Bars Ripped Off the Caribbean Through Cultural Appropriation | Eater

"A San Juan bar opened by Leslie Cofresí and Roberto Berdecía that deliberately reclaims tropical cocktail culture by rooting its visual and thematic language in local heritage: Taíno iconography, a menu that distinguishes tropical from tiki drinks, and cheeky local storytelling such as an illustration of the Drowning of Diego Salcedo. The project is portrayed as an effort to embrace tropical origins, avoid colonial fetishization, and build a bar identity that reflects who the owners are rather than replicating Polynesian pastiche." - Alicia Kennedy