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Have a ball at the Stone Spheres Festival in Costa Rica
Posted by: Playa Nicuesa Rainforest Lodge
17 Mar
No
Coming at the end of the month to the
Osa southern region of
Costa Rica
, the
ninth Festival of the Stone Spheres
celebrates one of the
most enigmatic historical and cultural mysteries of Costa Rica
.
The
2014 Festival of the Spheres
will be held
March 26 to 30 in
Palmar Sur
, Palmar Norte and Sierpe
. Put on by the
National Museum of Costa Rica
, the majority of the activities will be at its new satellite
Museum of the Stone Spheres at Finca 6 in Palmar Sur
, where research on the country’s spheres is centered.
The
giant, perfectly-formed spheres of granite-like igneous rock
were discovered in southern Costa Rica.
Their origin, exact age and history are still a mystery
, though archaeologists tentatively date the spheres to 400 to 1500 A.D. Man-made by an indigenous people who disappeared long ago and left no written records,
the spheres have sparked international attention as to their origin and purpose
. It is suspected that they were used to represent astronomical constellations, for delineation of tribal areas, or served as a place of worship and gathering. They were
declared a UNESCO World Heritage
in early 2014
.
Around 300 spheres have been found
in the DiquÃs Delta region in the south Pacific of Costa Rica, near the
Térraba River
and the cities of Puerto Cortés, Palmar Norte and Sierpe. The almost perfectly spherical stones range in diameter
from a few centimeters up to 2.5 meters, with the largest weighing 16 tons
. They were
discovered in the early 1930s
during the clearing of jungle for banana plantations. One of the many unanswered questions is how the native peoples transported a 16-ton ball made of a rock that exists 50 miles away from where the spheres were found in the jungle.
The
Festival of the Stone Spheres
will combine cultural and artistic performances, environmental themes, concerts, craft fairs, and educational and sports activities.
Shows will be put on by indigenous local Borucas
, whose ancestors are credited with having made the spheres. A
47 km mountain bike recreational race
will follow historic routes through some pre-Columbian communities and former banana plantations. There also will be an
8 km foot race
.
Attend the Festival of the Stone Spheres
on your way to or from
Playa Nicuesa Rainforest Lodge
on
Golfo Dulce
. The remote oceanfront jungle property is a unique and exotic
Costa Rica eco-lodge
on a 165-acre private reserve across from the
Osa Peninsula
.
Article by
Shannon Farley
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