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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 how leaders were chosen. In those days, the islands lay

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