EL SILENCIO ARCHAELOGICAL SITE

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The archaeological site covers some 20 hectares, over a terrace of the Térraba River and on the foothills of the Coastal Range. Deposits of pottery and stones have been found there buried by the river’s sediments, possible campfires and architectural structures created since 300 B.C. until 1500 A.D.

The outstanding element of El Silencio site is the monumental sphere of 2.66 meters of diameter and weighing 24 tons. Next to the sculpture is a 12 meters-long, 2 meters-wide pavement, built with round-edged boulders and limestone.

The sphere at El Silencio is the largest one recorded to this moment and is made of granodiorite, extracted from Quebrada Cansot, located one kilometer from the site. Its surface presents severe detachments caused by fire

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