General Information About Volcanoes in Costa Rica:
A good reason to visit Costa Rica's Volcanoes other than their beauty is they are a wonderful place for white water rafting, sport fishing, swimming, boating, kayaking, horseback riding, mountain biking, and camping. Volcanic
Costa Rica is part of the pacific ring of fire, there are over 200 volcanos in Costa Rica and only 100 are active.
Irazu Volcano last erupted when the U.S. President John F Kennedy Visited costa Rica.
The Arenal volcano, in Costa Rica, has been active since 1968. Tiny rumblings,followed by streams of lava shoot up into the sky every 5 to 200 minutes! At night the orange-red lava looks like "fireworks dancing in the night sky"
Here is a list of volcanos in Costa Rica
Aguas Zarnas Group:
Arenal: active since 1968 5,436 ft. high
Barva: Last eruption 6050 AD, complex volcano
Cerro Tilaran:
Irazu Las teruption: 1963. Rises 11,260 ft.
Languna Poco Sol:
Miravalles: Last eruption 1946. Rises 6,654 ft.
Orosi: Last eruption 3,500 years ago It rises 5,443 ft.
Platanar:
Poas: last major eruption 1910 (most active volcano in Costa Rica) 8,885 ft (2,708 m) It's last eruption was in 2008. Rises 8,884 ft. Easiest way to get there is hiking.
Rincon de la vieja: (6217 ft, 1895 m)
All of the volcanos just listed are a range of 1500 FT to 11,000 FT
As listed at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_volcanoes_in_Costa_Rica
Fun Activities to do in an Arenal Tour:
Rafting
Hiking Trails
Horse Back Riding
Mountain Biking
Waterfall Rappelling
Hot springs
Hanging Bridges
Canopy Tours
Zip lines
Wildlife Viewing
Cave Tours
Photo Gallery of Volcanoes in Costa Rica:
Irazu Volcano
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Poas volcano Poas Crater
from the air
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Arenal volcano The red orange lava looks like |
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Links:http://www.monteverdeinfo.com/
http://www.govisitcostarica.com/default.asp
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stratovolcan
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