Petroglyphs

A spur trail led to a sacred pool and some unusual petroglyphs carved by the Arawak indians between 900-1500 A.D. The Taino and Arawak indians lived on this island before the Dutch arrived. I was surprised to learn that there are actually some descendants of the Taino living on a reservation on St. Croix.

The picture on the left is of a man.

A mongoose came over to the pool and begged for food. They look sort of like large meerkats.

The sharp pins on the bark prevent the monkeys from climbing up to steal the trees juicy fruit.