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Punta Islita’s Outdoor Contemporary Art Museum, Costa Rica

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Punta Islita’s Outdoor Contemporary Art Museum (Museo de Arte Contemporáneo al Aire Libre de Punta Islita) was established in 2003 after the “Encuentro en Islita” an activity in which a group of urban artists made more than 15 works on public houses, forests, communal hall and town square. The museum has a social concept of art and creative thinking as a generator of sustainable development, and it aims to develop an artistic language through a process with a group of about 50 local artists.

The Punta Islita Outdoor Contemporary Art Museum has the Museum House, were they teach various workshops and develop activities for San Jose in coordination with the Costa Rican Art Museum. Currently the museum is part of the International Council of Museums (ICOM) and is located in Punta Islita, Nandayure in the province of Guanacaste. The Museum has ramps and access for disabled, guided tours, workshops on creativity and thinking, as well as training in various artistic areas.

Address: Islita, district: Bejuco, canton: Nandayure, province: Guanacaste, Costa Rica. Zone postal code: 50906.
GPS Coordinates: 9.859472,-85.396428 (9°51’34.10″N, 85°23’47.14″W)
Schedule: From Tuesday to Sunday from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Phone: + (506) 2661-4044 / 2290-4259

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San Blas of Nicoya Religious Art Museum, Costa Rica

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San Blas of Nicoya Religious Art Museum (Museo de Arte Religioso de San Blas de Nicoya) is an adobe building with religious icons in wood, located at the Colonial Church of San Blas in Nicoya. Here the heavy appearance and volume of the temple, proclaimed to all the Christian fervor, pride of those who planned and built, making it ideal for lovers of religious art.

This property was declared a National Relic in 1923 and in 1995 became, together with its environment, a site of both historical and architectural interest. At the San Blas Religious Art Museum you can find historical relics dating from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries from Spain and Latin America, it has a collection of religious images, pieces of bronze, paintings, and also protects the bells that were used in antiquity to try to get as far as possible the message of invitation to the divine office, to parties and duels.

Address: Colonial Church, next to Nicoya’s Park, district: Nicoya, canton: Nicoya, province: Guanacaste, Costa Rica. Zone postal code: 50201.
GPS coordinates: 10.142881,-85.454131 (10°08’34.37″N, 85°27’14.87″W)
Schedule: From Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Phone: + (506) 2685-5109

Address map: Click here to view directions from Juan Santamaria International Airport (SJO), Alajuela, Costa Rica TO The San Blas of Nicoya Religious Art Museum in Guanacaste, Costa Rica at Google Maps

Ecomuseo de la Cerámica Chorotega de San Vicente de Nicoya Costa Rica

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The Chorotega Ceramic Ecomuseum was established in 1992 as an idea from a group of neighbor’s to rescue and perpetuate the art and culture of our Chorotegas ancestors. The building construction started in 2003 thanks to the economic and human support of some institutions, both national and international.

On May 26th 2007 was the inauguration of the first phase of the museum, which begins with a temporary craftsmen photographs exhibit, Chorotegas indigenous pre-Columbian replicas developed by our expert craftsmen, contemporary designs and from the Chorotega Farm. In addition the museum gives visitors a talk about the history and a demonstration of the ceramic elaboration process.

Experience the past in the present by visiting the Chorotega Ceramic Ecomuseum in our community that is an open museum where the greatest treasures are their people, their history, art and the environment they inhabit. The landscape and culture are windows that invite visitors to learn, to feel, to think and participate in different activities:

* Temporary photographs exhibition.
* Talks about the history of our community.
* Demonstration of the production of the Chorotega ceramic.
* Walks to the sites of materials extraction, where you will also observe the scenic and natural beauty that surrounds us.

The idea is that the entire community is a museum since the concept of Ecomuseum has three aspects: land, community and heritage. The museum is located in San Vicente, a Costa Rican community, which is located 17 km southeast of Santa Cruz, Guanacaste, or 20 km northeast of Nicoya. From Santa Cruz, the road is paved until Guatil (which is 2 km upstream of San Vicente). The Nicoya street to San Vicente is ballast, but it is accessible for any type of vehicle.

Address: 17 km southeast of Santa Cruz, Guanacaste, or 20 km northeast of Nicoya, district: San Antonio, canton: Nicoya, province: Guanacaste. Zone postal code: 50203.
GPS Coordinates of Guatil: 10.264158,-85.480514 (10°15’50.97″N, 85°28’49.85″W)
Website: www.ecomuseosanvicente.org
 Phone: + (506) 2681-1563

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The Agony Lord Religious Art Museum Costa Rica

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The Agony Lord Religious Art Museum (Museo de Arte Religioso del Señor de la Agonía) is located within the Agony Chapel in Liberia downtown. This building was built in 1852, during an era in which architecture reflected the religious fervor of the community.

The museum opened its doors in 1991 to preserve the religious heritage and traditions of Liberia. Its collection includes last century objects of historical and cultural significance. Among them, the religious images in wood, in which various types of religious sculpture and Spanish art heritage can be appreciated, likewise, you will be able to find rosaries, prints, births and furniture from the era.

Address: Agony Lord Chapel, 550 meters east from Liberia city hall, district: Liberia, canton: Liberia, province: Guanacaste, Costa Rica. Zone postal code: 50101.
GPS coordinates: 10.631548,-85.433424 (10°37’53.57″N, 85°26’00.32″W)
Opening Schedule: Call before visiting.
Phone: + (506) 2666-0107

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The Sabanero Regional Museum Costa Rica

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The Sabanero Regional Museum honors an almost legendary character that marked much of the Guanacaste culture, that’s why its rooms show items and tools used by the “Sabaneros” (plainsmen) to perform the tasks of the field.

The museum is located in the Culture House, a beautiful building that in 1989 was declared of Architectural Interest by Executive Decree 18896-C. The place is colonial style, with a construction of wood, mud and covered with tile. In fact, the museum is part of the old sector of the city and is a milestone in Liberia.

Address: 300 meters south and 100 meters east of the former Liberia city hall, district: Liberia, canton: Liberia, province: Guanacaste, Costa Rica. Zone postal code: 50101.`
GPS coordinates: 10.627278,-85.435875 (10°37’38.20″N, 85°26’09.15″W)
Schedule: From Monday to Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Sunday from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Phone: + (506) 2665-0135

Address map: Click here to view directions from Juan Santamaria International Airport (SJO), Alajuela, Costa Rica TO the Sabanero Regional Museum in Guanacaste, Costa Rica at Google Maps

Puntarenas City Marine Historic Museum Costa Rica

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Address: Former Plaza police headquarters building in downtown Puntarenas, district: Puntarenas, canton: Puntarenas, province: Puntarenas, Costa Rica. Zone postal code: 60101.
GPS Coordinates: 9.976564,-84.827625 (9°58’35.63″N, 84°49’39.45″W)
Hours: From Tuesday to Sunday from 9 a.m. to 430 p.m.
Website: www.parquemarino.org
Fax: +(506) 2661-0633
Telephone: +506 2661-5272

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The Marine Historic Museum of the Puntarenas City not only is an aquarium with marine life up to the Cocos Island National Park, full of fresh and salt water species, but it also shows the natural beauty of the Puntarenas Port, the wealth of its history and the Puntarenas people charm. At its different sites on natural history, archeology and history, is reflected the way of life that for thousands of years has developed in this region. Archaeological information has allowed to know about the first settlements of indigenous groups in the region, the way how they got their food, taking advantage of the various resources of the area, types of burial practices and the terms of trade and commerce therein.

The story focuses on the Puntarenas city, although the province includes part of the North, Central and Southern Pacific areas in Costa Rica, it has grown more independent and distinct from the rest of the province. In this same manner we will be taken to the past and learn how the Puntarenas Port became one of the most important in the country and some of the traditions and religious celebrations of the Puntarenas people, characterized by its diverse geographical and cultural origins.

The museum displays the diversity of natural resources of the area, including its wetlands, forests, marine life, land animals and birds. The museum outlines the importance of the Nicoya Gulf and the islands that are in it. Delves further into the natural wealth of the Cocos Island and tells about pirates and their treasures. It is located in the Former Plaza police headquarters building in downtown Puntarenas.

Boruca’s Indian Community Museum Costa Rica

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Boruca is an example of a community who struggles to survive and maintain their traditions and customs, as its inhabitants have a rich artistic heritage which is reflected in their beautiful handmade creations. That is why the community decided to create the Boruca’s Indian Community Museum, a place where history merges with the Indian people and artistic development that they have achieved.

The history of the community museum has its beginnings more than 13 years ago and since then between various problems, they have celebrated major achievements, which has motivated them to continue their museum project. Today, weeks after completing two years of the reopening of the museum, the Association of Craftsmen and Artisans “La Flor” (the Flower), keeps working for their museum space to grow and increase the tissue between the threads of the past, present and future of their community, with which they expect to retain its cultural and natural heritage and to defend their lifestyle, knowledge, identity and values in pursuit of integral development.

The Boruca’s Indian Community Museum is an example of national and international museums of this type. The craft people held together and seek new solutions for changes in museum supplies. Advised by the Program of Regional and Community Museums, they are working on a redesign with its own vision of a new museum, to extend their horizons to integrate all the physical space of the community including cultural and natural values, to introduce new topics not yet integrated, to have an own collection, to collect and investigate their own local history and technological improvements to the procurement of computer equipment.

They are in pursuit of developing new projects to diversify the services they want to offer to the visitor, under a rural community tourism mode, where people can taste traditional foods, live in a local indigenous family home, participate in craft activities and enjoy tours of the lifestyle of the indigenous community of Boruca. The museum has been adapted to the present times, therefore, in compliance with Act 7600, it has made changes to be accessible for people with special needs. There is a space where they sell their handcrafts which fund their projects, maintain the building and pays the person who attends visitors. The entry has no charge but contributions are extremely helpful and important.

The museum seeks to highlight the ancestral construction techniques and natural fabric crafts, particularly woven with threads, vines and carved masks. In also aims to revitalize the traditional culture of Boruca, emphasizing the area’s traditional architecture. The museum’s building is an example of the kind of hut that was used in ancient and traditional Indian homes. The opening of the Boruca’s Indian Community Museum had support from the National Museum and the Central Bank museums, who supported the Indian community in several ways. The museum has a souvenir shop with many different types of Indian handicrafts produced by the same Borucas of the area.

When you have the opportunity to visit the Boruca’s Indian Community Museum, you’ll have the fortune to see a group of artisans weave on a daily basis their products of traditional crafts with determination and love, as well as the living history of a dream of having their own museum.

Address: Boruca’s Indian Territory, canton: Buenos Aires, province: Puntarenas, Costa Rica.
Boruca’s Indian Community Museum GPS Coordinates: 9.001622,-83.325855 (9°00’05.84″N, 83°19’33.08″W)
Boruca’s Indian Community Museum entrance GPS Coordinates: 9.001908,-83.322644 (9°00’06.87″N, 83°19’21.52″W)

Address map: Click here to view directions from Juan Santamaria International Airport (SJO), Alajuela, Costa Rica TO Boruca’s Indian Community Museum in Puntarenas, Costa Rica at Google Maps

Terraba’s Indian Community Museum Costa Rica

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The Terraba’s Indian Community Museum was created as instrument to recover our culture’s historical, handmade, and ecological legacies, to raise awareness for the new generations. The museum is part of the complex of the Terraba Culture, comprising the House of Indigenous Health, Cultural Rancho and cultivation of medicinal plants. The Terraba’s Indian Community Museum shows evidence of the Térraba Indigenous Culture, emphasizing their way of life, vernacular architecture and craftsmanship.

Address: Terraba’s Community, district: Potrero Grande, canton: Buenos Aires, province: Puntarenas, Costa Rica. Zone postal code: 60303.
GPS Coordinates for Buenos Aires: 9.171619,-83.334567 (9°10’17.75″N, 83°20’4.43″W)
Schedule: From Friday to Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Phone: + (506) 2223-4472 / 2771-0511

Address map: Click here to view directions from Juan Santamaria International Airport (SJO), Alajuela, Costa Rica TO Terraba, Puntarenas, Costa Rica at Google Maps

The Turtle Museum Costa Rica

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The Turtle Museum Costa Rica is dedicated to educate about the flora and fauna of the Tortuguero region, especially about the turtles, their origins, the Caribbean Conservation Corporation history and also aims to raise awareness about the dangers that wiles turtles today. The museum has ample space with ramps and access for the disabled, souvenir shop, guided tours at the museum, lectures and workshops on environmental education, school visits and guides training.

The Turtle Museum is located in the John H. Phipps Biological Station of the Caribbean Conservation Corporation (CCC) in Tortuguero, Limón.

Address: John H. Phipps Biological Station in Tortuguero, district: Colorado, canton: Pococí, province: Limón, Costa Rica. Zone postal code: 70206.
GPS coordinates: 10.342728,-83.424672 (10°20’33.82″N, 83°25’28.82″W)
Schedule: From Monday to Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and from 2:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Sunday from 2:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Website: www.cccturtle.org
Phone: + (506) 2709-8091, 2709-8125.

Address map: Click here to view directions from Juan Santamaria International Airport (SJO), Alajuela, Costa Rica TO the Turtle Museum in Limon, Costa Rica at Google Maps

The Regional Museum of the Province of Limón Costa Rica

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The Regional Museum of the Province of Limón is an ethnohistorical themed museum, which shows the rich culture of ethnic groups such as Afro-Caribbean, the Indian, the Chinese and mainly the mixed blood people. The museum also has a temporary exhibition hall and a multipurpose room. The Regional Museum of the Province of Limón is located on the top floor of the heritage building of Posts and Telegraphs, built earlier this century during the height of the railroad and banana production in Costa Rica, diagonal to the southwest corner of Central Market in Limón.

Address: inside the Posts and Telegraphs heritage building, on 4th street, between 1st and 2nd avenues, district: Limón, canton: Limón, province: Limón, Costa Rica. Zone postal code: 70101.
GPS Coordinates: 9.989625,-83.033244 (9°59’22.65″N, 83°01’59.68″W)
Phone: + (506) 2255-3051

Address map: Click here to view directions from Juan Santamaria International Airport (SJO), Alajuela, Costa Rica TO Limon, Costa Rica at Google Maps