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Piedras Letradas petroglyphs, Dominican Republic, Caribbean

Piedras Letradas or inscribed stones, Taino petroglyphs and pictograms in the Valle de la Culata near Constanza, in the Parque Nacional Bermudez, Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The petroglyphs are 1200-600 years old and were created by the chiefdom of Maguana which was ruled by the Caonabo chief. The area holds both anthropomorphic and zoomorphic petroglyphs and was probably a ceremonial site. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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Piedras Letradas or inscribed stones, Taino petroglyphs and pictograms in the Valle de la Culata near Constanza, in the Parque Nacional Bermudez, Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The petroglyphs are 1200-600 years old and were created by the chiefdom of Maguana which was ruled by the Caonabo chief. The area holds both anthropomorphic and zoomorphic petroglyphs and was probably a ceremonial site. Picture by Manuel Cohen