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Pictogram, Cueva de la Linea, Parque Nacional de los Haitises, Dominican Republic, Caribbean

Precolumbian pictogram of a shaman or sorcerer by the indigenous Tainos culture, in the Cueva de la Linea or Cueva del Ferrocaril, created by limestone erosion, in the Parque Nacional de los Haitises, or Los Haitises National Park, on the North East coast of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The paintings were made using berry juice, mangrove bark, charcoal, manatee grease and bat droppings. The park was established in 1976 and consists of limestone karst scenery, mountains, subtropical forest and mangrove forests along the coast. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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Filename: LC18_DominicanRepublic_MC_056.jpg
Copyright: Manuel Cohen
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Contained in galleries: Dominican Republic, Caribbean

Precolumbian pictogram of a shaman or sorcerer by the indigenous Tainos culture, in the Cueva de la Linea or Cueva del Ferrocaril, created by limestone erosion, in the Parque Nacional de los Haitises, or Los Haitises National Park, on the North East coast of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The paintings were made using berry juice, mangrove bark, charcoal, manatee grease and bat droppings. The park was established in 1976 and consists of limestone karst scenery, mountains, subtropical forest and mangrove forests along the coast. Picture by Manuel Cohen