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From Barbecue to Hammocks and Hurricanes: the New World’s First Gifts to English

Caguana Ceremonial Ball Courts Site – Utuado Puerto Rico – By Jbermudez at en.wikipedia from Wikimedia Commons When Columbus landed in the New World in 1492, the first humans he encountered were the Taino, an Arawak people, then the most numerous … Continue reading

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