Palmar Sur Spheres Park
Landmark · Osa Peninsula · hidden gem
A free little park beside the Palmar Sur airstrip with genuine Diquís stone spheres on display, plus an old Baldwin steam locomotive from the banana railway parked next door.
- Cost
- Free
- Time there
- 15 min
- Best time
- any time
- Kids
- 7 / 10
- View
- 3 / 10
- Crowds
- 1 / 10
- Swimming
- 0 / 10
- Effort
- 0 / 10
- Location
- 8.9537, -83.4651 — Google Maps
Tip
A perfect ten-minute leg stretch on the way to Sierpe or Finca 6.
Be careful
Keep an eye on your belongings in busy town centres, and dress respectfully if you go inside a church.
Places nearby
- Osa Canopy TourTours & Adventure · from $80Family-run zipline in primary rainforest above the Costanera, 15 minutes north of Palmar Sur: seven cables up to 1.1 km, three rappels and two hanging bridges, with monkeys and sloths often seen.
- Kokopelli Mangrove TourTours & Adventure · from $57Local guides take small boats through the Sierpe mangrove channels to see three monkey species, scarlet macaws, kingfishers and crocodiles; a night version looks for caimans and owls.
- Sierpe OutfittersParks & Wildlife · from $65Private, customizable boat tours out of Sierpe: mangrove wildlife days, Caño Island, Corcovado's San Pedrillo and Sirena stations, plus a cultural day to the Boruca village and the stone spheres.
Sources: OpenStreetMap way/264215732 · https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/264215732 · https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/288245119 · https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pre-Columbian_Stone_Balls_at_Palmar_Sur,_Costa_Rica.jpg