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 Pre Columbian Art & Architecture - IX. Peripheral Area
Pre-Columbian artifacts of the Caribbean area mostly come from the Greater Antilles islands of Puerto Rico, Jamaica, and Hispaniola (Haiti and the Dominican Republic).
Settling in Puerto Rico about AD200, the Arawak were known as the Taíno, and their culture continued until the Spanish conquest.
The most monumental Taíno architectural complex is at Utuado, Puerto Rico.
members.lycos.nl /shades/nativeamericans/precolumbionart9.htm   (373 words)

  
 The World Factbook 2004 -- Puerto Rico
In 1898, after 400 years of colonial rule that saw the indigenous population nearly exterminated and African slave labor introduced, Puerto Rico was ceded to the US as a result of the Spanish-American War.
Puerto Ricans were granted US citizenship in 1917.
Puerto Rico has one of the most dynamic economies in the Caribbean region.
www.brainyatlas.com /geos/rq.html   (920 words)

  
 Puerto Rico Colleges and Universities
Puerto Rico Technical Junior College San Juan (private)
University of Puerto Rico at Arecibo Arecibo (public)
University of Puerto Rico at Ponce Ponce (public)
www.infoplease.com /edu/colleges/PR   (362 words)

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