Yokahu Tower
''Yokahu'' is a variation of the name Yúcahu, the masculine spirit of fertility in Taíno mythology. It may also refer to: * Yokahu Lodge, an Order of the Arrow lodge of the Boy Scouts of America's Puerto Rico Council *Yokahú Tower Yokahú Tower is an observation tower within El Yunque National Forest on the island of Puerto Rico. Background Constructed in 1963, the tower was built by Forest Supervisor and Director of IITF, Frank H. Wadsworth Frank Howard Wadsworth ...

Yúcahu
YúcahuFray Ramón Pané 1999, p.4 —also written as Yucáhuguama Bagua Maórocoti, Yukajú, Yocajú, Yokahu or Yukiyú— was the masculine spirit of fertility in Taíno mythology.Stevens-Arroyo 2006, p.221 He was the supreme deity or zemi of the Pre-Columbian Taíno people along with his mother Atabey who was his feminine counterpart. Dominant in the Caribbean region at the time of Columbus’ First voyages of Discovery, the peoples associated with Taíno culture inhabited the islands of the Bahamas, the Greater Antilles, and the Lesser Antilles.Rouse 1993, p.13Rouse 1993, p.5 Mythology Yúcahu was the supreme deity of the Taíno people. "They call him Yúcahu Bagua Maórocoti" is the earliest mention of the zemí taken from the first page of Fray Ramón Pané's ''Account of the Antiquities of the Indians''. As the Taíno did not possess a written language, the name is the phonetic spelling as recorded by the Spanish missionaries, Ramón Pané, and Bartolomé de las Casas. The ...
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Yokahu Lodge
Yokahu Lodge 506 is the Order of the Arrow Lodge of the Puerto Rico Council of the Boy Scouts of America. As of December 2021, Yokahu Lodge is part of the new Eastern Region, Section E17 (formerly Northeastern Region, Section NE-5) of the Order of the Arrow. The Lodge's totem is the Three-Point Taíno Cemí. History In 1953, the very first delegation of Scouts from the Puerto Rico Council attended the National Scout Jamboree at Irving Ranch, California. Among the activities, the delegation witnessed in awe an Order of the Arrow ceremony that caught the attention of its adults. Having the ceremony concluded, they approached the OA members and asked them about the ceremony and its meanings. Upon the delegation's return to Puerto Rico, the idea of the Order of the Arrow was taken to the Puerto Rico Council. With the necessary requirements in hand provided by the OA National Office, the council tasked the founding of the Order of the Arrow in Puerto Rico to its executive Luis Matà ...
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