The Museums of Puntarenas and Limon, Costa Rica

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Puntarenas:

The Indigenous Community Museum of Terraba:

This museum is located within the indigenous territory of Boruca in Buenos Aires of Puntarenas. The museum’s focus is to bring awareness to old manufacturing techniques, organic culture and artisanal weaving and handcrafts. It also claims to be recovering and reviving the traditional culture of Boruca.

Museum of the Rock Spheres:

The history during the occupied period of the Delta of Diquis, the times since the Pre Columbian era up to the years of the “Campaña del Banano” (Banana Campaign), as well as interesting stone spheres also frpre columbianian times, are the fundamental basics for the exhibitions of this fairly new museum. It was created as a complement to the “Finca 6” archeological site. The archeologists of the Costa Rican National Museum have been investigating this site, where they found visible evidence of indigenous camp sites and stones spheres “in situ” (in its original placement). It’s turned into quite an important archeological station, on par with the “Guayabo” site, due to the wonderfully preserved state of the buildings and structures it houses. The cultural presence and scenery of the Diquis Delta was declared a World Heritage Site by the UNESCO organization.

There is research and active work that being conducted for the archeological investigations in the area of the “Finca 6” site by the National Museum of Costa Rica, which began in 2005. Those involved, have outlined and zoned off an area of containing two artificial mounds measuring between 20 and 30 meters in diameter (65 to 100 feet approximately). These mounds are said to have been the foundations for the indigenous shacks and huts. In some cases, they were also used for burials.

There are also zones with an amassed concentration of lysine and ceramics. It is possible that these two things have some relevance to the fact that these areas are known to be “accumulation” or “residual zones” and is where the original inhabitants of this area buried their dead.

Historical Museum of the City Marina de Puntarenas:

This museum is best at demonstrating the natural beauty of the port city, its rich and abundant history and the sheer beauty of its surroundings. Throughout our visit there, we found ourselves exploring many diverse areas, some dealing with natural history, others specifying in archeology and history; yet it remains fixed in representing all the life and development that has taken place throughout thousands of years.

All the information is presented in a way that allows for easy learning about the first indigenous tribes present in this region, the manner in which they obtained their food and took advantage of the various natural resources of the zone.

Also during a visit to this museum, there will be explanations referencing the types of funeral and burial practices that took place, as well as bartering and commerce relations that they established with other cultures. There’s also information on traditional and religious celebrations. Aside from the culture, the museum also exhibits the diversity of the natural resources found in this area: it’s wetlands, forests, marine areas, birds, land animals as well as sea/water animals. That’s not all, there’s also mention of the “natural richness” of the “Isla de Jack” (Island of Jack) along with a few interesting pirates and hidden treasure stories to entertain children and adults alike.

Puerto Limon:

The Turtle Museum:

This museum is located in the Biological Station of the John H. Pipps Caribbean Conservation Corporation (CCC), in Tortuguero. Their objective is to learn about the flora and fauna culture present in the area of Tortuguero, in particular about the turtles themselves, in order to create consciousness about the dangers surrounding and posed to this species, which is in fact on an endangered species list.

Finally, it also intends to give light to the origins and trajectory of the Caribbean Conservation Corporation (CCC).

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