Yara Taíno & Guaytiao

Yara Taíno & Guaytiao Since 2008, the Puerto Rican Cultural Center is The Place of Taino and Friends (Yara Taíno & Guaytiao).

Home of Yukayke Yara Cu
(Tribe of the Sacred Place)
Kacike Tekina-eirú Maynard

We are an active and in-person Boricua Taino Yukayeke
at the Puerto Rican Cultural Center (Austin)

Since 2008, our center defends and shares
Taino living traditions everyday Yukayeke Yara Cu (Tribe of the Sacred Place)
Puerto Rican Cultural Center (501C3)
701 Tillery Street, #13
Austin, TX 78702

Yukayeke Yara Cu (T

ribe of the Sacred Place) is an active - and in-person - Taino yukayeke of blood descendants and Guaytiao (friends) proudly sharing Boricua Taino living traditions with Central Texas. We defends Taino Heritage everyday through the sharing of history and traditions, music, dance, language, and more with the community at-large.

Juego de Batú - Taino Ballgame!Batú is an ancient ceremonial ball game played by our Taino ancestors -- and still played...
05/24/2026

Juego de Batú - Taino Ballgame!
Batú is an ancient ceremonial ball game played by our Taino ancestors -- and still played today!

Dating back 1000 years, it served as a sacred ritual, social gathering, and community sport. Could be played by both men and women (separate or mixed teams). It was also used for non-violent conflict resolution -- to settle tribal disputes, resolve boundary conflicts and disagreements without resorting to warfare.

This video is a great demonstration of official strikes.
No hands, no feet! (Missing the chest strike)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQPyhTsjfFo

Team play demonstration!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8X4NolMkcs&t=213s

El Batu es un deporte que practicaban los indios Taínos (pobladores de la isla Borinquén o Puerto Rico). Para los estudiantes de la escuela Maestro Ladi en V...

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701 Tillery Street
Austin, TX
78702

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