In an industrial park east of San Juan, he is setting up a slaughterhouse he hopes will one day ship out 2, 000 pounds of iguana meat a week.

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"She was the 173rd visitor, and our ship's number is 173, " he later explained over a lunch of C ration rice and meat.

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