Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
&
Vieques Art & History
Top 10 Taíno
Cultural Sights
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Parque Ceremonial
Museum
This thoughtfully put-together
museum traces Vieques' past
and has fine exhibits on the
clash of the Spanish and Taíno
cultures, as well as antique
weaponry. It also offers profiles
of local flora and fauna
(see p16)
.
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Angel Ramos Foundation
Indígena Caguana
A ceremonial site with ten
bateyes
and impressive
petroglyphs
(see p68)
.
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Centro Ceremonial
Indígena de Tibes
The most extensive site in
Puerto Rico, with a recreated
Taíno village
(see pp22-3)
.
Visitor Center
Making sense of the Arecibo
observatory is made easy at
this superb facility, which has
educational panels, audio-visual
displays, and interactive exhibits
on atmospheric science,
astronomy, and the operation of
the radio telescope
(see p67)
.
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Vieques Art & History
Museum
Displays pre-Columbian
artifacts and explores the
Spanish decimation of local
culture
(see p16)
.
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La Cueva del Indio
This group of rocks
forming grottoes features
more than 200 petroglyphs.
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Map M4 • Las Piedras • 787
733 2160 ext. 2474 • Guided
tours: 8am-4pm Mon-Fri
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Instituto de Cultura
Puertorriqueña
A gallery here displays Taíno
relics excavated from sites
around the island
(see p9)
.
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Museo de las Américas
Museo de la História de Ponce
(
Museo de la História
Exhibits of pre-Columbian
culture from throughout the
Americas, including dug-out
canoes
(see opposite)
.
&
Petroglyphs
de Ponce
The ten galleries in this Moorish-
inspired mansion with a modern
annex explore the city's past and
current daily life. Oddities include
a marble bathtub once owned by
Samuel Morse, inventor of the
Morse code
(see p86)
.
)
Porta Coeli Religious
Symbols of
cemí
and
other spiritual figures carved
into rocks all over Puerto Rico.
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Re-Enactments
Indigenous life is re-
enacted at a replica Taíno
village at Tibes
(see p23)
.
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Jácana
Art Museum
A wealth of religious icons, from
precious 18th- and 19th-century
paintings and sculptures to the
island's foremost collection of
santos (see p47)
, are displayed
in Puerto Rico's oldest chapel.
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Map C5 • Plaza Santo Domingo,
San Germán • 787 892 5845 • Open
8:30am-4:30pm Wed-Sun • Adm
This site near Ponce has
many
bateyes
that await
excavation.
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Map F5
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Museo Indígena Cemí
A collection of
cemí
and
petroglyphs, which can also be
seen in situ nearby
(see p92)
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For more on Puerto Rico's history
See pp30-31.
