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Crescentia cujete
ranging in size from4-8 inches indiameter
saw these in many places where there was room for a tall tree
was told they were gourds of some sort; they are dry very dark and hard and are often etched as souvenirs
It's a type of tree-borne gourd. They dry hard and hollow and are often etched as souvenirs (as in the third photo).