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This karalobuwi (library) utilizes a self-publishing website to grant Taino, their decendants, and allies access to over 200 educational documents. These documents have been compiled below for their convenience. 5to Encuentro de Investigadores de Arqueologia y Etnohistoria por el Instituto de Cultura Puertorriquena.
Aug 25, 2015 · The Taino, it's estimated, may have numbered 3 million on Hispaniola alone. “Very few Indians were left after 50 years,” the late Ricardo Alegría, a Puerto Rican anthropologist told a Smithsonian writer in 2011.
Mar 6, 2019 · One of the most famous images for Puerto Ricans is the image of the Taíno sun. While there have been many discussions among scholars about the significance of these symbols, for us, it...
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- The Taínos
- Following La Ruta Taína
- Cueva Del Indio in Arecibo
- Cueva Ventana in Arecibo
- Centro Ceremonial Indígena Caguana in Utuado
- Piedra Escrita in Jayuya
- Museo Del Cemí in Jayuya
- Centro Ceremonial Indígena de Tibes in Ponce
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The Taíno people called Borinquen(their name for Puerto Rico) home for about 700 to 1000 years. Unfortunately, in the early 1500s, the Spaniards arrived in Puerto Rico and most of the Taíno males were enslaved, and the women became wives for the soldiers. Many were killed off by disease. While a small bit of Tiano blood runs through many Puerto Ric...
If you want to explore La Ruta Taína, you can visit Cueva del Indio and Cueva Ventana in Arecibo, Centro Ceremonial Indígena Caguana in Utuado, Piedra Escrita de Jayuya and Museo del Cemí in Jayuya, and Centro Ceremonial Indígena de Tibes in Ponce. We’ve written about each of these sites in detail in the past, so the following sections provide a qu...
The ocean-side area around Cueva del Indiois probably one of our favorite spots on the island. This sea-level cave is said to contain the largest number of indigenous petroglyphs found along the coastal zone. Legend has it that the Taínos used this cave for tribal meetings, and for communicating with the gods. In order to access the cave and petrog...
Cueva Ventana(or “window cave”) offers a fantastic view of the valley below from the “window” set high up on the side of a limestone cliff. The cave itself is home to many critters, including birds, bats, and snakes. The 1 hr tour includes a nature walk, and informative discussion about the Taino people and viewing some petroglyphs inside the caves...
The Caguana Indigenous Ceremonial Park is said to be one of the most important Taíno-culture archaeological sites in the Antilles today. Excavations here have uncovered stone-lined ball courts (bateys), 10 plazas, large, intricate petroglyphs, pottery, and other Taíno artifacts.
The centerpiece of the Piedra Escrita Recreation Area is the Piedra Escrita de Jayuya, which sits smack in the middle of the Río Saliente. This rock contains a number of interesting petroglyphs, including spirals, faces, and the famous coqui drawing that shows up in so much of the artwork in Puerto Rico. There is a wooden walkway that leads down th...
The Cemí Museumis a cemí-shaped building that houses a number of Taíno artifacts. A visit to this museum is a quick one, but there are a number of other things to see in the area, so there will be other stuff to do after you see this museum.
The Tibes Indian Ceremonial Center is the one of the most important archaeological sites in the Caribbean. The center offers some really nice information and examples of the Igneri, pre-Taíno, and Taíno cultures of ancient Puerto Rico. This site was unknown until a flood in 1975 washed away the topsoil and exposed 2 ceremonial plazas and 7 ball fie...
It’s unrealistic to expect to hit all of these sites in a single day. But if you are in the Arecibo area, you can start on the north coast and make your way southward toward the center of the island. Likewise, if you are in the Ponce area, you can start in the south and make your way northward toward the center of the island. Many of these sites re...
Together, these Taíno artworks, discovered in the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, and throughout the Greater Antilles, prove the existence of a Caribbean network of exchange, and the many ways in which the indigenous people of the Americas were interconnected even before 1492.
Visit an important archaeological site and enjoy the Tanamá River. The Caguana Indigenous Ceremonial Site is the Caribbean's most important Taíno archeological site, offering visitors a unique glimpse into the indigenous cultures that inhabited the region before the Spanish colonization.
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He subdivides the Taíno into three main groups: Classic Taíno, from most of Hispaniola and all of Puerto Rico; Western Taíno, or sub-Taíno, from Jamaica, most of Cuba, and the Lucayan archipelago; and Eastern Taíno, from the Virgin Islands to Montserrat.
