Researchers are investigating the origin of the giant stone balls in Costa Rica that inspired the opening scenes of "Raiders of the Lost Ark." The ancient stone spheres of Costa Rica were made ...

Current research continues under the direction of the Museo Nacional de Costa Rica. Various legends and myths surround the stone spheres. Some claim they contain hidden treasures or were crafted ...

Costa Rica will celebrate the 11th Festival of the Stone Spheres from Friday to Sunday, the National Museum said Sunday. The festival, which will take place in the southwestern Osa Peninsula ...

Costa Rica has presented a bid for its pre-Columbian stone spheres to be inducted into the exclusive World Heritage list by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO ...

It is a good sign that brings us closer to the goal,” Chinchilla said. Costa Rica in 2012 submitted the nomination of the stone spheres handcrafted by the Boruca indigenous people between 400-1500 B.C ...

San José, 24 Mar Specialists from Mexico and Costa Rica are working on the restoration of two pre-Columbian stone spheres made more than 500 years ago by indigenous people from the south of Costa ...

Enigmatic archaeological sites in Costa Rica dotted with mysterious stone spheres are among six new spots newly designated as UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The stone sphere sites, on the Diquis ...

The mysterious, almost perfectly spherical stone balls dotting the Costa Rican landscape may soon be up for UNESCO World Heritage status. But who built them circa 600 AD? Are they a map to ...

The ancient stone spheres of Costa Rica were made world-famous by the opening sequence of "Raiders of the Lost Ark," when a mockup of one of the mysterious relics nearly crushed Indiana Jones.