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Puerto Rico was discovered by Christopher Columbus in 1493. At the time of the discovery, Puerto Rico was populated by dozens of indian tribes composed of several thousand taino indians. Other indian cultures had also settled in Puerto Rico in pre-Colombian times. There are many fine websites dedicated almost exclusively to our Tainos. Following are excerpts from some of the most interesting as well as links to the respective websites. This tribal web site is a humble tribute to our honored Taino ancestor Cacike Orocobix (Principal Chief, Remembrance of the First Mountain) of the tribe of Jatibonicu' and its Taino people. We of the Jatibonicu' tribe are known as the "Great People of the Sacred High Waters". Our tribe is located in the central mountain range of the island of BorikŽn. Our traditional Jatibonicu' tribal homeland, has a year long refreshing climate and is well known for its many lovely flowers and mounTAINOus sites. Come visit with us to the place of our birth and experience the warm Jibaro hospitality of the Jatibonicu Taino Boricua Native American Indian people of this quaint remote central mountain region. The Dictionary Of The Spoken Taino Language This is only a small example of our Lovely Taino Language. The work that has been done on this new Taino dictionary is due to the great efforts on the part of Chief Pedro Guanikeyu Torres, a teacher of the Taino language. Taino culture was the most highly developed in the Caribbean when Columbus reached Hispaniola in 1492. Islands throughout the Greater Antilles were dotted with Ta’no communities nestled in valleys and along the rivers and coastlines, some of which were inhabited by thousands of people.