El Sitio Museo Finca 6, Province of Puntarenas, Costa Rica
4.5 (62 reviews) Tuesday: 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM Spent Ranking #1 in Palmar Norte Speciality Museums • Natural History Museums • Ancient Ruins
Good Look into Costa Rica History before white contact
We spent 3 and a half hours here and enjoyed every minute. The museum is delightful and clean. The information about the local indigenous people and their life is interesting. THe interpretive trails and explanation of where the Spheres came from were fascinating. One of the many interpretive posters remarked that contemporary people often underestimate the technology and resourcefulness of people in the past. How they fashioned these stone spheres, where the materials came from, how they were transported and their cultural significance is astonishing. Definitely recommend it, it is worth every bit of the admission fee. (Would cost much more elsewhere) Wish they had a gift shop with the videos for sale.
Address
El Sitio Museo Finca 6 De Osa Puntarenas Palmar Sur Museo Nacional De Costa Rica, Palmar Norte 20701 Costa Rica
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Website
https://www.museocostarica.go.cr/nuestro-trabajo/investigaciones/arqueologia/diquis/?Itemid=64
Working hours
Monday :
Tuesday : 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Wednesday : 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Thursday : 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Friday : 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Saturday : 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Sunday : 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Current local date and time now
Tuesday, May 14, 2024, 13:20
User Ratings
4.5 based on (62 reviews)
Reviews
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5kpgreynomads 5:00 PM Apr 1, 2020
This civilisation is the link between Mayans and Incas
Its not easy getting here without a car. We do not hire cars when we travel. We had spent time in the Corcaovado park, and were travelling onto Puerto Norte for the night. So we caught a bus from Sierpe to the road leading down to the site, the driver dropped us, with our rucksacks, and it was well worth the effort. There is no cafe or facilities there at all apart from toilets. The staff do not speak English , but were very helpful. There were some explanations in English, but wiki article helps to understand it too. The civilisation was in the Diquis Delta circa 800BC to 800AD and the statues and spheres they made to show their status are on display. We had never seen peg ststues and spheres before. The site are outside and you can wander around. definitely worth a visit, pay with a card . Then we walked back to the main road and waited a long time for a bus. Would not have missed this visit.
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4kattullus 5:00 PM Jan 9, 2020
What do the round stones want to tell us?
Modern exhibition obviously sponsored by UNESCO grants. Fascinating story about the unknown significance of the great efforts constructing these mysterious stones. Also interesting transport system for bananas.
