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| Arenal
Volcano is said to be 4500 years old, and is still active!
It rises to the height of 1633 metres or 5356 feet above sea
level.
It is
quite an amazing sight when you are driving towards it, it's
like you see in pictures. The cone shaped Volcano, not the
ones that look like a mountain.
Remember
how we used to draw Volcanoes when we were younger?! It's
just about the same thing. It's breathtakingly beautiful.
It's very easy to sit there and stare the minutes away. |
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| Irazu
Volcano |
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Irazu
Volcano is about 50 KM east of San José, located in the
province of Cartago.
The last
time it erupted was in 1963, falling ashes continued for
about 1 year. A lot of damage was done to the area, but
since then, it has recuperated.
When I
went up there, to me, it had the feeling of being on a moon
crater. A very eerie feeling.
The
crater is a beautiful green in colour and you can see the
contrast of the little yellow flowers to give you a feel of
how big it is. We were at the second lookout when we took
this photo, if you look close enough, you can see the people
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| Poás
Volcano is also active! These last few years the park has
been closed because of the activity going on! Pretty
exciting.
The
drive to Poás from San José is about 1 1/2 hours, again
depending on the stops you make along the way. Once
you arrive at the park, there are many things to do, you can
visit one of the WORLD'S largest
craters, walk to the lake, hike through the cloud forest or
have a snack and visit the souvenir shop. I definitely
recommend the crater, it's amazing!
By
the way, look for an image of Bart Simpson with a goatee and
sunglasses in the background, how it got there is a mystery.
Can you see him?! |
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