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El Corral de los Indios

TIME : 2016/2/18 15:27:28

Despite being referred to as ‘the Stonehenge of the Dominican Republic,’ this pre-Colombian site – one of the few in the Antilles – doesn't quite live up to the hype. The site is composed of a large circular clearing, with a 1.5m-long gray stone with a face carved on one end. Research here is thin, but it’s said to have originally contained two rows of block stones forming two concentric circles around the center. One theory is that it was formerly a ceremonial place for the Caonabo and Anacaona Indians as well as an astronomical instrument. Today, the only thing surrounding the center is a football and baseball field. It’s located 5km north of Calle Independencia.