yagua Archives - Life Bites https://www.biteslife.com/tag/yagua/ Recipes and culture Sun, 24 Mar 2013 15:42:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 https://www.biteslife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/cropped-logo_479162_print2_1_615x512-32x32.png yagua Archives - Life Bites https://www.biteslife.com/tag/yagua/ 32 32 47065050 https://www.biteslife.com/the-dominican-bohio-a-taino-word-for-dwelling/ https://www.biteslife.com/the-dominican-bohio-a-taino-word-for-dwelling/#respond Sun, 03 Jun 2012 14:57:18 +0000 http://biteslife.com/the-dominican-bohio-a-taino-word-for-dwelling/ The Dominican bohio (a Taino word for dwelling), in the mountains of Jarabacoa, Dominican Republic. The bohio is built with wood from the surrounding area and palm branches called “yaguas”. This particular bohio is roofed with zinc sheets, also common in rural dwellings. El bohío, palabra de origen taino, describe la vivienda tradicional del campesino […]

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