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By Lorraine Caputo

Clouds wrap around the mountains, around the stones of the Forteleza. A silence pervades the air, a silence of centuries. What did these massive walls of Kuélap protect? Photos cannot accurately portray this ancient citadel. The perimeter wall, containing a number of human and animal burials, measures 20 meters high and over half-kilometer long. You enter the site through one of three entries, wedges cut through this stone pedestal. The passage narrows, allowing only one person to enter at a time. Carvings of faces stare at you.

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