Cueva Lucero ( en, Star Cave) is a cave and

archeological site An archaeological site is a place (or group of physical sites) in which evidence of past activity is preserved (either prehistoric or historic or contemporary), and which has been, or may be, investigated using the discipline of archaeology and ...

in the Guayabal barrio of the

Juana Díaz Juana is a Spanish female first name. It is the feminine form of Juan (English John), and thus corresponds to the English names Jane, Janet, Jean, Joan, and Joanna. Juanita is a common variant. The name Juana may refer to: People *Juana I (14 ...

municipality, in

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. The cave includes more than 100

petroglyphs A petroglyph is an image created by removing part of a rock surface by incising, picking, carving, or abrading, as a form of rock art. Outside North America, scholars often use terms such as "carving", "engraving", or other descriptions ...

and

pictographs A pictogram, also called a pictogramme, pictograph, or simply picto, and in computer usage an icon, is a graphic symbol that conveys its meaning through its pictorial resemblance to a physical object. Pictographs are often used in writing and gr ...

"making it one of the best examples of aboriginal rock art in the

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." It has been known to archeologists since at least the early 1900s. Most of its images are

zoomorphic The word ''zoomorphism'' derives from the Greek ζωον (''zōon''), meaning "animal", and μορφη (''morphē''), meaning "shape" or "form". In the context of art, zoomorphism could describe art that imagines humans as non-human animals. It c ...

. The site is known to locals including rock-climbers and spelunkers and there is some modern graffiti.. The cave was listed on the

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in 2008..

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View from inside : Cueva Lucero en Barrio Guayabal, Juana Díaz, Puerto Rico.jpg Cueva Lucero in Guayabal, Juana Díaz, Puerto Rico.jpg

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from the Puerto Rico State Historic Preservation Office *, National Register of Historic Places cover documentation (redacted) Juana Díaz, Puerto Rico Archaeological sites on the National Register of Historic Places in Puerto Rico Caves of Puerto Rico Petroglyphs in Puerto Rico Pre-Columbian archaeological sites Caves containing pictograms {{US-archaeology-stub

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