jessica torres: it's a wonderful event. it's the 18th annual year that we've had the dia de los reyes event. it's 2 days on saturday, january 9th, and sunday, january 10th.

jessica torres: it's a wonderful event. it's the 18th annual year that we've had the dia de los reyes event. it's 2 days on saturday, january 9th, and sunday, january 10th. and we have wonderful activities, we have performances, we have great art-making activities, and we also have some tres reyes that will be walking around for photo ops and giving out little regalitos. damian: nice, now, for those who might not know about the tradition of los tres reyes magos, briefly tell us what that is all about. jessica: sure, it's the celebration of the three kings following the star to the manger and the birth of jesus. and it's--in many cultures, in mexico in particular and other latin american countries, it's also a bigger celebration than christmas time. so there's also regalitos, there's also presents that are given out. there's big celebrations. and we're just excited to have it as part of our-- one of our community celebrations. we have year-round celebrations celebrating different cultures, and we're really excited to have th

. >> reporter: dehuel and jessica torres told us the drought was another burden to shoulder in a difficult economy. one more reason they have thought about leaving for the mainland united states. >> with this situation of uncertainty that we're experiencing right now, the drought, the government is not actually helping us. it creates a lot of uncertainty in the people, and people might say they have the option, we're not in another country, we have the option. we're american citizens. >> reporter: even the scientist who studies the climate here was counting on nature to intervene. is puerto rico praying for a good hurricane? >> i will say that a good hurricane that passes by and brings a lot of rain, that will be a blessing if that occurs. >> reporter: the late summer rains did dump enough rain on puerto rico so that the water authority eventually ended the rationing. but now the dry season has begun, and puerto rico will need more rain next year to prevent another drought that will send the residents of this tropical island scrambling for that most precious commodity: clean, fresh water.