Important Dates in Turks and Caicos History. The basic instruments used are the saw, the goatskin drum, the hand accordion, also known locally as the Constentina, hand-made maracas and the acoustic guitar. Book Now. Skip to content. History and Culture.
Columbus Landfall on Grand Turk theory. Featured Videos. Jankanoo Museum Tour. There is a thriving tourist industry mainly based around a number of exclusive hotel developments and holiday homes on the island of Providenciales.
Search for:. About ASSI. Beautiful by nature History There is dispute about who first found the islands, some say that Juan Ponce do Leon first discovered the islands in , others claim that Christopher Columbus landed first in A timeline of significant historical events in the Turks and Caicos Islands. First collated and published by Ad Vantage Ltd.
Taino Indians visit the Islands seasonally. The Tainos are said to be the earliest inhabitants of the Islands and were eventually replaced by the Lucayans. Only two have been found in The Bahama chain. Lucayan settlements are on all of the Islands. Pottery shards, evidence of bead making and round holed conch are discovered on Grand Turk in , in the remants of a Lucayan village. He finds a settlement of Lucayan Indians. He anchors off the west end of Provo at Malcolm Roads and briefly explores.
An estimated 1, shipwrecks surround the Turks and Caicos Islands.
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