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5 Iguaca! Iguaca! the parrots called as they flew to sierra palm trees to eat
their dark, bitter fruit.
6 Around 5000 BCE, people came to the island in canoes from lands to the
south. These people planted corn, yucca, sweet potatoes, peanuts, and pineapples.
When they looked up, they saw the bright blue flashes of flight feathers.
7 More groups of people came. The Taínos (TIE-EE-nohs) arrived around
800 CE. They hunted the parrots for food and kept them as pets. Taínos gave the
parrots a name, iguaca, after their harsh call. They gave the island a name too:
Boriquén (boh-ree-KEN).
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