Caguana Ceremonial Ball Courts Site

Caguana Ceremonial Ball Courts Site
Taíno ball courts at Caguana Site
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Caguana Ceremonial Ball Courts Site
Location of the Caguana Site in Puerto Rico
LocationHighway 111, Km 12.3
Utuado, Puerto Rico
Coordinates18°17′42″N 66°46′52″W / 18.294870°N 66.780974°W / 18.294870; -66.780974
Area7 acres (2.8 ha)[2]
BuiltAround 1270 AD
MPSBall Court/Plaza Sites of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands
NRHP reference No.92001671[1]
RNSZH No.2000-(RC)-22-JP-SH
Significant dates
Added to NRHPDecember 17, 1992
Designated NHLNovember 4, 1993[3]
Designated RNSZHMarch 15, 2001

The Caguana Ceremonial Ball Courts Site (often referred to as Caguana 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 Indies.[4] The site is known for 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.[5][6]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference NHLnom was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Caguana Site". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on 2007-12-06. Retrieved 2007-06-28.
  4. ^ "Para la Naturaleza | Centro Ceremonial Indígena de Caguana con nueva aplicación móvil" (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2024-07-08.
  5. ^ "Caguana Ceremonial Ball Courts Site--Historic Places in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands; A National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary". www.nps.gov.
  6. ^ "Parque Ceremonial Caguana - Puerto Rico - Explorador - Ferries del Caribe". www.ferriesdelcaribe.com. Retrieved 2024-07-08.