Daniel Torres Etayo is an archaeologist and a 2012 Emerging Explorer. He travels throughout his homeland, Cuba, to discover ancient artifacts left by pre-Columbian cultures that were mostly diminished by the arrival of European explorers hundreds of years ago.

Daniels father is a philosopher and historian. He began telling Daniel stories of Cubas native people when Daniel was just six years old. Daniel grew up with tales of Spanish and other European colonialism in Latin America. Ten years later, Daniel was already exploring the mysterious depths of Cubas largest cave system, mapping out hollow paths with a designated team.Today, Daniel travels across Cuba, diving into even more caves, discovering shipwrecks and ancient burial sites, all to uncover missing links to native populations.

Most recently, Daniel Torres has been working with a submerged shipwreck near Havana. In the future, Torres plans to dive local caves or casimbas, in search of archaeological evidence of the ancient Taino people that inhabited Cuba prior to Spanish contact.

Cuba, National geographic, Archaeologist, Research & Exploration,