Arenal Volcano with tropical forrest and purple flowers, Arenal Volcano National Park, La Fortuna, Costa Rica.
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Mostardi Photography / Alamy Stock PhotoImage ID:
2MG2825File size:
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4255 x 6383 px | 36 x 54 cm | 14.2 x 21.3 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
14 September 2022Location:
Arenal Observatory Lodge, Arenal Volcano National Park, Providencia de Alajuela, La Fortuna, Costa RMore information:
Arenal Volcano (Spanish: Volcán Arenal) is an active andesitic stratovolcano in north-western Costa Rica around 90 km (56 mi) northwest of San José, in the province of Alajuela, canton of San Carlos, and district of La Fortuna. The Arenal volcano measures at least 1, 633 metres (5, 358 ft) high.[2] It is conically shaped with a crater 140 metres (460 ft) in diameter. Geologically, Arenal is considered a young volcano and it is estimated to be less than 7, 500 years old.[1] It is also known as "Pan de Azúcar", "Canaste", "Volcan Costa Rica", "Volcan Río Frío" or "Guatusos Peak".[1] The volcano was dormant for hundreds of years and exhibited 2 craters at its summit, with minor fumaroles activity, covered by dense vegetation. In 1968 it erupted unexpectedly, destroying the small town of Tabacón. Due to the eruption three more craters were created on the western flanks but only one of them still exists today. Arenal's eruption from 1968 to 2010 is the tenth longest duration volcanic eruption on Earth since 1750.[3] Since 2010, Arenal has been dormant.