Costa Rican Stone Spheres
Baffling rock formations from an earlier era
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In the 1930s, workers from the United Fruit Company, clearing land in the Diquis Valley of Costa Rica, began unearthing large numbers of almost perfectly round stone spheres. The largest of these apparently man-made balls is over two meters in diameter and weighs over 16 tons. No one is sure exactly when or how they were made, or by whom, or for what reason, but according to University of Kansas archeologist John Hoopes, “The balls were most likely made by reducing round boulders to a spherical shape through a combination of controlled fracture, pecking, and grinding.” Today, virtually all of the spheres have been taken from their original locations. Many are now prized lawn ornaments across Costa Rica. A collection of six now resides in the courtyard of Costa Rica's National Museum in San Jose.
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- Hours Tues-Sat 8:30am-4:30pm; Sun 9am-4:30pm
- Website http://www.museocostarica.go.cr
- Cost Adults: $4; Students: $2
- Address
Costa Rican Stone Spheres
Calle 17, between avs. Central and 2
San Jose
749-1000
Costa Rica
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By Anonymous June 29 2009
looks like these new zealand ones:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moeraki_Boulders
By Anonymous August 27 2009
this is a very interesting subject.......... i just recently left Costa Rica after learning an impeccable amount of knowledge. I am very ecstatic to create my scrapbook and fill it with all of the marvelous information that I captured and stored into my brain!
- Interested Reader,
Thank You Professor Morgan Lee Kendall for all your knowledge you taught me, thank you also to the person whom wrote this wonderful article.
p.s.:
visit Costa Rica and you to will find all the wondrous glories that Costa Rica has in store for you to discover for yourself.
By Anonymous August 27 2009
Hello,
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- lover of archeology and social science (world science history)
- lover of majestic creations and social studies(world cultures)
By Anonymous August 27 2009
thanks for the obvious info!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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