Costa Rica tide pools ocean wildlife

We explore the fascinating world of tide pools with a visit to Parque Nacional Marion Ballena aka Whale Tail National Park in Uvita Costa Rica. In this episode we navigate the slippery rocks of the whale tail at low tide and venture far out into some tide pools on the far side of the rocks. We find some cool things including a couple of beautiful Puffer fish, one was even yellow. Also on this trip we find stingrays in the surf in an up close and personal way. T The lesson here is that sometimes it is nice to get away from the tourist foot steps and explore beyond for the true adventure here in Costa Rica!

We take a trip south of Uvita to The Sphere Museum at finca 6 in Palmer South

Finca 6 is the second archaeological site open to the public in Costa Rica, along with Guayabo. It’s one of few cases with conserved residential constructions having associated stone spheres. Some of the spheres present are in situ, meaning they have never been removed since their discovery.

It’s located in the community of Finca 6-11, in Palmar Sur of Osa, Puntarenas, on the Diquís delta. Lands extend over a vast plain formed by the confluence of rivers Sierpe and Grande de Térraba
Finca 6 Archaeological Site
Finca 6 archaeological site is located in the alluvial plain near to Estero Azul, within an agricultural farm of 20 hectares, of which 10 were dedicated to conservation of the most important architectural features.
The site has five identified sectors:
Alignments: 5 in situ aligned spheres
Mounds : 2 base structures for pre-Columbian dwellings
Punto 5: multiple fragments of sculptures and pottery
Funerary traces: a rectangular mortuary grave
Spheres in transit: over 20 spheres recovered by the National Museum of Costa Rica through court proceedings, seizures and returns.
Aligned spheres
The in situ spheres are located in what used to be a plaza used collectively. Two groups of aligned spheres are identified in this sector, oriented from east to west. The first group is of three spheres, extending over a 77-meters span. The second group is conformed by two spheres with a distance of 11 m between them. Both were arranged linearly by the original dwellers of the settlement, in pre-Columbian times.
The spheres have diameters going from 1.7 m to 1.9 m. They are half-buried due to sedimentation in the area; nevertheless, being large-size artifacts, it’s possible to observe a fragment of the piece protruding from the surface, known as crown.
SYMBOLISM
Symbolism of the Spheres | Objects of Power
The sector with aligned spheres is one of the most attractive spaces for tourists. During the months of April and August the group of three spheres aligns with the sun during the solar zenith. This phenomenon has been studied by foreign and Costa Rican archaeologists, including officials of the National Museum of Costa Rica.
Mounds

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