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  2. Taíno - Wikipedia

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    Christopher Columbus in his journal described how Indigenous people used tobacco by lighting dried herbs wrapped in a leaf and inhaling the smoke. [56] Tobacco, derived from the Taino word "tabaco", was used in medicine and in religious rituals. The Taino people utilized dried tobacco leaves, which they smoked using pipes and cigars.

  3. Caonabo - Wikipedia

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    The five cacicazgos (chiefdoms) of Hispaniola at the time of Christopher Columbus's arrival. Caonabo was one of the principal caciques on Hispaniola at the time of Christopher Columbus's arrival. The island was divided into five cacicazgos (chiefdoms). Caonabo most likely lived in what is now San Juan de la Maguana, Dominican Republic. [1]

  4. List of Indigenous names of Caribbean islands - Wikipedia

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    Taino (Lucayan dialect) Big Water Island Little Inagua: Guanahaní: wa+na+ha+ni: Taino (Lucayan dialect) Small Upper Waters Land Ragged Island: Utiaquia: huti+ya+kaya: Taino (Lucayan dialect) Western Hutia Island Crooked/Jumento: Jume(n)to: ha+wo+ma+te: Taino (Lucayan dialect) Upper Land of the Middle Distance Exuma: Curateo: ko+ra+te+wo: Taino ...

  5. Puerto Rican cuisine - Wikipedia

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    The term was used by the indigenous Taino people, who referred to the practice of slow-cooking food over a raised wooden platform as barabicu, which means "sacred pit" in their language. [19] While the Tainos likely slow-roasted fish due to the region and their diet at the time, this cooking method may have given rise to what we know today as ...

  6. Indigenous peoples of the Caribbean - Wikipedia

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    Taino reenactment in Puerto Rico. The Taíno, an Arawak people, were the major population group throughout most of the Caribbean. Their culture was divided into three main groups, the Western Taíno, the Classic Taíno, and the Eastern Taíno, with other variations within the islands.

  7. Columbus Restaurant Week is July 22-27. Here are 10 good ...

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    You have two dining paths to take during Columbus Restaurant Week, the twice-yearly discount palooza that's scheduled for its summer run from July 22 to 27. You can look for the best bargains ...

  8. Lucayan people - Wikipedia

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    The Lucayan people (/ l uː ˈ k aɪ ən / loo-KY-ən) were the original residents of The Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands before the European colonisation of the Americas. They were a branch of the Taínos who inhabited most of the Caribbean islands at the time. The Lucayans were the first Indigenous Americans encountered by ...

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