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Historical sites in Cahuita-Puerto Viejo
1. Tinbal Comer Family Home
The house was built in the 1930s by a schoolteacher of Jamaican origin. Some fifteen years later, it was acquired by the married couple Elkana Timbal and Marianela Comer. The construction used wood from the bully and sweetwood trees, as well as other fine timber from the same area. The house is considered one of the oldest in the area and has a Caribbean Victorian style. It was built on stilts due to the region’s climate. The walls are made of shingles and the roof is of galvanized iron sheets. It has an overhanging corridor, like a balcony, with a finely carved wooden balustrade. Also noteworthy are the ornamental works with floral designs, in openwork wood on the access doors, as a way of improving internal ventilation, and on the cornice level.
2. Mora Family Home
Located 140 meters north of Cahuita Park. The building was constructed in the early 1950s to serve as the home of Antonio Román, the grandfather of the Mora Picado family. Due to its large dimensions, it has been used, over time, in various commercial activities.
It has perimeter eaves on both levels and sash windows made with small panes of glass.
3. Catholic Church
Located 100 meters north of Cahuita Park.
The building was erected in 1962 to provide spiritual assistance to the few Catholics in the village. It is under the patronage of Santa Teresita del Niño Jesús, patron saint of Cahuita. The 200 m2 building was built of wood on concrete foundations. Architecturally it is a very simple building, with concrete steps leading up to a small entrance portico. It has side windows with wooden doors and slats at the top, there is a wooden lattice to facilitate ventilation; it has an old bell and a cross.
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