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It is located in a subterranean building underneath the "Plaza de la Cultura" and is owned and curated by the Banco Central de Costa Rica. The museum has an archaeological collection of 3,567 Pre-Columbian artifacts made up of 1,922 ceramic pieces, 1,586 gold objects, 46 stone objects, 4 jade, and 9 glass or bead objects.
Museo de Formas Espacios y Sonidos (Shapes, Spaces, and Sounds Museum) Museo de Oro Precolombiano (The Museum of Pre-Columbian Gold) Museo del Jade (Museum of Jade) Museo Filatélico y Numismático de Costa Rica (Philatelic and Numismatic Museum) Museo Nacional de Costa Rica (The National Museum)
San José is Costa Rica's seat of national government, focal point of political and economic activity, and major transportation hub. San José is simultaneously one of Costa Rica's cantons , with its municipal land area covering 44.62 square kilometers (17.23 square miles) [ 4 ] and having within it an estimated population of 352,381 people in ...
These Are the Best Luxury Hotels in Costa Rica ... Enjoy stunning Central Valley mountain views while being close to the Pre-Columbian Gold Museum, Museo del Jade, Irazú Volcano National Park ...
Pages in category "Museums in San José, Costa Rica" ... Pre-Columbian Gold Museum This page was last edited on 11 February 2024, at 23:48 (UTC). ...
Pre-Columbian Jade in Costa Rica. André Emmerich Inc. NY 1968; Guerrero Miranda, Juan Vicinte. 1998. The Archeological Context in Costa Rica. In Jade in Ancient ited by Julie Jones, pp 23-37. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Mora-Marín, David. 2005. The Jade to Gold Shift in Ancient Costa Rica: A World Systems Perspective UNC-Chapel Hill
Treasure aboard the San Jose could also be seen - including gold ingots and coins, muddy cannons made in Seville in 1655 and an intact Chinese dinner service. Porcelain crockery, pottery and glass ...
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