Museo El Chorro de Maíta

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Museo El Chorro de Maíta

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El Chorro de Maíta is an early colonial archaeological site in Yaguajay, near Guardalavaca, Cuba.

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The site dates from the early 16th century and consists of an excavated indigenous settlement and cemetery, including dozens of well-preserved human remains. Recent scholarship suggests that indigenous peoples were living here many decades after Christopher Columbus’ arrival.

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