Maravillados ante tanta hermosura, los indígenas llamaron la isla, Borinkén. Siglos después, la cultura taína evolucionó; así como el sapito boricua, a quién ellos llamaron coquí. Mientras el jibarito puertorriqueño vigorosamente cultivaba sus fértiles campos; los nativos marineros navegaban su amada perla del Mar Caribe. Una corriente gloriosa fluía entre aquel edén tropical; serenándolos elContinue reading “La leyenda del coquí”
Category Archives: The Tainos
Christmas in the Island of Enchantment
On a frosty dawn in December, when the sun began to shine the earth, I woke up to witness a shower of snow enveloping the ground with a pearly quilt. Mesmerized by the flow of snowflakes, I contemplated the naked trees getting dressed with an elegant white nightgown, adorning its bared branches with diamonds ofContinue reading “Christmas in the Island of Enchantment”
Los indígenos borinqueños
A través de nuestra historia, los crónicos e investigadores, concluyeron que nuestros antepasados indígnenos borinqueños, tuvieron una corta vida en la Tierra. Con el descubrimiento de Puerto Rico, en el 1493, los indios taínos le dieron la bienvenida a los españoles, creyendo que eran dioses. Años más tarde, precisamente en el 1508, con la llegadaContinue reading “Los indígenos borinqueños”
A New Island of Enchantment
As Puerto Ricans, we have been gifted with the legacy our ancestors, the Indian Taínos had left us. They honored this land, considering it a paradise until the Spaniards discovered it.
The Gift of the Taínos
When we discover our authenticity, and honor the roots of our origin, we become enlightened Boricuas (Taíno name for Puerto Ricans). Through this awareness, we learn to perceive our world as a magical place, teaching us the Taínos that happiness is a journey to the heart.
Finding True Love
The best gift I could have ever got was the one Maniyio gave me, helping me to understand that I don’t need to fear getting hurt anymore because true love manifests upon discovering our true essence.
The Portal of La Ceiba
That was the first time Maniyio experienced anger. Desperation replaced the peace that always crowned her had been replaced by desperation. Fear was an unfamiliar and cruel threat that was overwhelming her. While she laid down under the colossal and ancient tree that would always bring her comfort, Maniyio stared at the glowing stars withContinue reading “The Portal of La Ceiba”
Manifesting with the Moon
Crowned by a feminine aura, the moon is considered a powerful goddess with the potential to bring magic into your life by manifesting your desires.
Walking in the Clouds
Finding myself in the Dwarf Forest, I contemplated the fog moving in as a pearly white gauze. In this mystifying land of stunted trees and hazy climate, the woodland seems to establish communication with a universal intelligence.
UFOs at El Yunque
What is the military personnel hiding inside the rainforest and what is about El Yunque that interests UFOs?
Magic in Puerto Rico 