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Encyclopedia ID 655
Taco bat game
Also known as Juego del Taco
Minimal-equipment bat-and-ball street game that resembles street cricket and baseball.
Heritage note
Part of the living heritage of Cuba.
Origins
Usually placed in the era of Age of Contact and Craft (about 1500 to 1800), although its exact origins are uncertain, within the cultural world of The Americas: Caribbean.
Sources
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