- Location: Costa Rica, Alajuela region, San Carlos area
- Height of the summit: 1670 m
- Form of the volcano: stratovolcano
- The last eruption: September 14, 2010
Being in Costa Rica , be sure to visit the area of San Carlos, where the main natural landmark of the country is located. This is the Arenal Volcano - a high conical mountain. The main feature of him is that he is acting.
Arenal Volcano in Costa Rica
The Arenal volcano is quite active: its last eruption was in 2010. Today, you can see from a distance a smoke screen on its top and lava crawling along the slope. Especially bright it looks at night, in good weather, when there are no fogs. If you are lucky, this spectacle can be seen even from the windows of your room - not far from the foot of the volcano there are many hotels of different levels of comfort. But before 1968, the volcano was considered asleep, until a strong earthquake occurred. The consequence of this event was a strong eruption, during which lava flooded 15 square kilometers. km of the surrounding area, several settlements were destroyed and more than 80 people died.
Go to Costa Rica - the edge of volcanoes - today is relatively safe. Lava flowing out of the craters, freezes, not touching the foot of the mountain. In addition, after Arenal awoke, scientists are constantly monitoring its seismic activity. Around the volcano is a picturesque area - tropical forests and a huge artificial lake .
How to get to the volcano?
The famous volcano is located in the central part of the country. At 90 km north-west of San Jose is a park on the territory of which the volcano is located. You can reach it in several ways: by car on the Pan-American Highway, on public buses No. 211 from San Jose or No. 286 from the town of Ciudad Quesada.
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