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Museo el Cemí

Coordinates: 18°12′38″N 66°33′42″W / 18.21048°N 66.56157°W / 18.21048; -66.56157
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View of the Cemí museum.

The Museo el Cemí is a history museum in Coabey barrio in Jayuya, Puerto Rico which opened in 1989. The museum building is a replica of a Cemí[1][2] and showcases Taíno artifacts.[3][4]

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The museum building was designed and built in the shape of a Cemí, a Taíno deity and is on PR-144 in Coabey, Jayuya. The museum's inauguration was in 1989.[5]

Cemí's were Taíno deities.[1]

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Annual report of the Bureau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution : Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American Ethnology". Internet Archive. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
  2. ^ "Cemi Museum – A Window to the Past". www.puertoricodaytrips.com. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
  3. ^ "Museo El Cemí". Discover Puerto Rico. Retrieved 2021-09-24.
  4. ^ "El Cemi Museum". Atlas Obscura. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
  5. ^ "Arquitectura Museo del Cemi. Municipio de Jayuya. Puerto Rico". Arquitectura (in Spanish). 2018-02-09. Retrieved 2021-09-24.
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18°12′38″N 66°33′42″W / 18.21048°N 66.56157°W / 18.21048; -66.56157