Podcast Episode 83 l Costa Rica’s Mysterious Stone Spheres

Stone sphere made by the Diquís culture in the courtyard of the National Museum of Costa Rica
Stone sphere made by the Diquís culture in the courtyard of the National Museum of Costa Rica
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Costa Rica is a lush country, with amazing ecology and environment. Amongst its green landscape can be found ancient structures known as the stone spheres of Costa Rica. The 300 spheres lie on the Diquís Delta and on Isla del Caño. To the locals they are known as bolas de piedra (stone balls) and are said to be attributed to the now extinct Disquis culture, a pre-Columbian indigenous culture of Costa Rica that flourished from AD 700 to 1530.

These nearly-perfect round balls of stone have been a mystery for archaeologists and historians since their discovery decades ago. Although they are thought to have been placed in lines along the path to the houses of chiefs, their exact significance and use remains unknown.

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