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A Taíno canoe guided by ancestral memory on Caribbean waters.

The Canoe That Spoke of Past Journeys

Along the sheltered coasts of Puerto Rico, where the sea curved gently into sandy inlets and mangrove roots reached into quiet water, the people had always respected their canoes. These vessels were not seen as tools alone, but as companions shaped by care, intention, and time. Each canoe carried more than people and goods. It carried memory. Elders taught that
Guahayona departing by canoe from a Taíno village after breaking a sacred covenant, symbolizing betrayal and separation

Guahayona and the Broken Covenant

Long before the islands of the Caribbean were separated by wide and restless waters, the Taíno people believed the land and sea listened carefully to human promises. Words spoken before elders, rivers, and the sky were not merely sounds. They were bonds. These bonds shaped how villages lived together and

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