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Diquís

The Stone Spheres of Costa Rica: Perfect Balls Carved by a Vanished People

November 8, 2026November 7, 2026 by Tommy Hayes
A large carved stone sphere of the Diquís on display in the main courtyard of the National Museum of Costa Rica in San José

About 4 min readMore than 300 near-perfect stone spheres, some weighing 15 tons, lie scattered across Costa Rica’s Diquís Delta — carved centuries ago by a people who left no writing to explain them.

Categories Ancient Enigmas Tags Costa Rica, Diquís, pre-Columbian, stone spheres, UNESCO, Unsolved Leave a comment

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