Juracan: Guabancex's favorite weapon

by Luis A. Medina


The Taino people, the original inhabitants of Boriken (Puerto Rico), believed that Juracanes were created by the zemi goddess Guabancex with the assistance of Coatriskie and Guatauba. They claimed she had a bad temperament and used Juracanes against them. They also believed that she used them to fight the almighty Yucahu, the supreme zemi and protector of the Taino people. In this manuscript I describe my experiences with Guabancex's Juracanes in the archipelago of Puerto Rico. I also include some hurricane data found on the web.

NOTE: This manuscript is not a scientific article; do not cite it as such. The author does not claim expertise in meteorology. The author is not an expert in Taino history. Some of the information in this manuscript was collected from different sources on the Internet. This is NOT the common practice in scientific articles. This manuscript was written as a sort of "hobby" after Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico on September 20, 2017.


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