  The artifacts are commonly attributed to the extinct Diquís culture, which was a pre-Columbian indigenous culture that flourished from AD 700 to 1530. - National Museum photo - Diquís stone spheres tour now open, virtually |
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Wednesday, March 10, 2021
By the A.M. Costa Rica staff The National Museum has launched a virtual tour of the Diquís archaeological site to learn more about the stone spheres made by the first natives of Costa Rica. According to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, UNESCO, on their World Heritage List report, the stone spheres are an assortment of over 300 petrospheres on the Diquís Delta and Isla del Caño. Also known as stone balls. The artifacts are commonly attributed to the extinct Diquís culture, which was a pre-Columbian indigenous culture that flourished from AD 700 to 1530. These are the best-known stone sculptures of the Isthmo-Colombian area. The tour is available starting today on the website of the Diquís Archeological Zone website. The virtual tour, a four-part series of 15 minute-videos, describes the cultural legacy of the territories, the research, conservation and protection of the spheres, declared by UNESCO as a World Heritage zone in 2014. There is also a 48-minute tour of the stone zones located in El Silencio, Finca 6, Batambal and Grijalba-2 territories.  The tours will also analyze historical, anthropological and archaeological topics presented, in Spanish language, by the narrator Rodolfo González, the archaeologist Francisco Corrales, the anthropologist Carlos Morales and tales presented by members of the Boruca indigenous community. "We have addressed the interest of the tourist to know and learn about the spheres sites through specialists and the people who live with that cultural legacy," Luis Bruzón, virtual tours producer said. According to the museum the virtual tours required a cost of almost $9,000 which was financed by the institution to use high-tech equipment such as high-resolution cameras and drones. The videos give a glimpse of how the ancestors lived and, in an entertaining and didactic way, show how the spheres were made as unique sculptures, which contribute to knowing the heritage value of the Diquís region and its nearby communities, according to Richard Navarro, national advisor to the Ministry of Public Education. ----------------------------- Have you visited the Diquís archaeological zone? We would like to know your thoughts on this story. Send your comments to news@amcostarica.com         
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