The Caguana Ceremonial Ball Courts Site is an archaeological site located in Caguana, Utuado in Puerto Rico, considered to be one of the largest and most important Pre-Columbian sites in the West Indi
Taíno ball courts at Caguana Site
Stones and mountain behind
Caguana Ceremonial Ball Courts Site
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The Taíno were the Indigenous peoples in most of the West Indies, in the Caribbean region of the Americas. Their culture has been continued today by their descendants and by Taíno revivalist communiti
Caguana Ceremonial Ball Courts Site
…its well-preserved ceremonial ball courts and petroglyph-carved monoliths. Studies estimate the in-situ courts to be over 700 years old, built by the Taíno around 1270 AD. Approximately 13 ball courts and plazas (bateyes) have been identified and many have been restored to their original state. Monoliths…
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Caguana ceremonial ball court (batey) in Puerto Rico, outlined with stones