Caguana Ceremonial Ball Courts Site
Indigenous historic site in Utuado, Puerto Rico. Added to the National Register in 1992, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
The Caguana Ceremonial Ball Courts Site is an archaeological site located in Caguana, Utuado in Puerto Rico, considered to be one of the largest and most important Pre-Columbian sites in the West Indies. The site is known for its well-preserved ceremonial ball courts and petroglyph-carved monoliths. Studies estimate the in-situ courts to be over 700 years old, built by the Taíno around 1270 AD.
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The record
| Property type | Site |
| Address | PR 11, Km. 12.3, Utuado, PR |
| County | Utuado County |
| Listed | Dec 17, 1992 |
| Reference number | 92001671 |
| Type of place | archaeological site, park, batey |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 11 structures, 1 sites |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | PR 11, Km. 12.3, Utuado, PR |
| Coordinates | 18.29763, -66.78133 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | San Juan National Historic Site · 45 mi · on Park Atlas |
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Nearby in Utuado County
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Sources
Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 92001671. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.