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El Chorro de Maita
Archaeological site in Cuba
This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (September 2019) |
El Chorro de Maíta is an archaeological site near Guardalavaca in Eastern Cuba[1] spanning the late prehistoric through early colonial periods, from around 1300 to around 1550 AD.[2]
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. Across from the site is a restaurant and a reconstructed indigenous village that features life-sized models of native dwellings.