Volcanoes


Volcán Arenal

Located seven kilometers from Fortuna, the Arenal volcano, with its beautiful conic silhouette, is one of the most active in the world. Its charm is enhanced at night, when the color of its eruptions and lava rivers can …

Rincón de la Vieja

This national park has an area of 14,083 hectares and contains nine volcanic cones and one lake.
A gravel road leads to the Rincon de la Vieja, going up from the dry lands of Guanacaste to the …

Turrialba

 

Several cities developed and prospered as a result of the building of the railroad to the Caribbean; Turrialba is one of these, and its architectural, spatial and ethnic makeup is different from …

Volcán Poas

 

Rising 2,708 meters above sea level, Poás volcano is one of the most splendid volcanoes in Costa Rica, known for its beautiful landscape. Around it you may appreciate different habitats, from the cloud forest …

Volcan Irazú

Historically, the most active of all Costa Rica volcanoes, Irazu, is also the biggest neighbor of Costa Rica´s capital city. Located, in fact, 30 kilometers from San Jose, this colossal giant reaches 3,432 meters above sea level and …

Tenorio

 

Located in Guanacaste’s Cordillera Volcánica, Volcan Tenorio national Park features several life zones, including low montane rainforest, very wet tropical forest and very wet premontane forest. …