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Taíno farmers receiving crops from the spirit Yúcahu at the foot of a sacred mountain

Yúcahu, Giver of Crops

Long before villages spread across the valleys and long before gardens followed the curve of the rivers, the Taíno people lived by wandering and waiting. They gathered what the forests offered and fished the waters when the tides were kind. Some seasons were generous. Others were lean and unforgiving. Children learned early that hunger was not an enemy to fight
Atabey, Taíno mother goddess of water, rising from a river to watch over life and fertility

Atabey, Mother of Waters

Before rivers learned their paths and before rain knew when to fall, the world was dry and uncertain. The land existed, but it did not yet understand how to nourish life. Seeds slept beneath the soil without waking. Women carried children with difficulty. Streams appeared and vanished without warning, leaving

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