Rio Nuevo Taino Site
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A view of the eastern section of the Taino site |
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A view of a section of the wall that formed part of the Wharf building |
Situated along the Rio Nuevo Valley Basin and into the hills as far south as Bellevue, some ten miles away, is a complex of Taino sites. The largest Taino site in this area, the Rio Nuevo Taino Site, is named after the river that it overlooks. It covers an area of some 21, 000 square metres. B. Jo Stokes who has done extensive research in the area, states that the main road cuts directly through the site separating it into two ownership parcels. The south portion of the site is owned by the Ocean Ridge Housing Development and has been completely destroyed by heavy machinery over a decade ago when a coconut field was planted. The portion of the site on the north side of the road is owned by George Rose and is relatively intact with the exception of a road, constructed during the 1970s, which cuts through a main portion of the site.
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