Description:
Bordered by the Río Portuguéz and excavated in 1975, this is the oldest cemetery in the Antilles. It contains some 186 skeletons, dating from A.D. 300, as well as pre-Taíno plazas from A.D. 700. The site also includes a re-created Taíno village, seven rectangular ball courts, and two dance grounds. The arrangement of stone points on the dance grounds, in line with the solstices and equinoxes, suggests a pre-Columbian Stonehenge. Here you'll also find a museum, an exhibition hall that presents a documentary about Tibes, a cafeteria, and a souvenir shop.
- © Frommer's 2013
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Contact:
- tel: 787/840-2255
Address:
- Rte. 503, Tibes, at km 2.2 (2 miles/3.2km north of Ponce)
- Ponce
Hours:
- Tues-Sun 9am-4pm
Strenuousness:
- No Sweat
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