Heritage
Monuments of Costa Rica
8 listed monuments and heritage sites, ordered by significance: designation, photography and recorded history.
Ramsar site3listed sites
part of UNESCO World Herit…2listed sites
IUGS Geological Heritage S…1listed sites
World Heritage Site1listed sites
1Poás Volcano
Río Segundo, Alajuela Province
volcanic landform
IUGS Geological Heritage Site
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
3Stone spheres of Costa Rica
Puerto Cortés, Puntarenas Province
architectural ensemble
World Heritage Site
Photo: rob Stoeltje from loenen, netherlands · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
4Sierpe River
Puerto Cortés, Puntarenas Province
river
Ramsar site
5El Silencio
Tejona, Guanacaste Province
human settlement
part of UNESCO World Heritage Site
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
6Guayabo National Monument
Ujarrás, Cartago Province
archaeological site
Historic Civil Engineering Landm…
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Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
7Térraba River
Puerto Cortés, Puntarenas Province
river
Ramsar site
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
8Palmar Sur Archeological Excavations
Puerto Cortés, Puntarenas Province
archaeological site
part of UNESCO World Heritage Site
iDesignations
How sites are protected
| Designation | Sites with a page |
|---|---|
| Ramsar site | 3 |
| part of UNESCO World Heritage Site | 2 |
| IUGS Geological Heritage Site | 1 |
| World Heritage Site | 1 |
| Historic Civil Engineering Landmark | 1 |