Location Address restricted Area 16 ha Nearest city Barranquitas | NRHP Reference # 99001021 Added to NRHP 2 September 1999 | |
MPS Ball Court/Plaza Sites of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands MPS | ||
Palo Hincado Site, also known as BA-1, is an archeological site in or near Barranquitas, Puerto Rico. The site includes a plaza, a 33 metres (108 ft) by 15 metres (49 ft) ball court, and petroglyphs. Reportedly a number of petroglyphs on stones around the plaza and ball court) have been removed by collectors.
The site was visited by archeologist Irving Rouse in 1936.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.
es:Palo Hincado is also the name of a barrio, a neighborhood, of Barranquitas.
References
Palo Hincado Site Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA