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The Cemi stone, with its three cardinal points, is a fundamental
symbol in the Taino religion. Many Tainos name the three points
"Yocahu Bagua Maorocoti," which is another word for the
Creator, Yaya, as represented by the world's indigenous peoples at the
time of the coming of Guamikinas (the European "covered
people").
1. On top of this sacred mountain peak, in the turey (sky) of
the four directions, resides Yaya - the Creator, whose name means that
which has neither beginning nor end and which has no male ancestor or
creator.
2. Coabey, is the underworld, the place of the dead. Here resides
Hupia, the spirit of the dead. The face of Guayaba, the Chief
of Coabey, is represented here.
3. The land of the living. Here resides Goiz, the spirit of
living people
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