Arenal Volcano	Poas Volcano	Irazu Volcano	Irazu Volcano Expedition

VOLCANOES GENERAL INFORMATION

IRAZU VOLCANO

Irazu is the highest volcano in Costa Rica with 3,432 meters or 11,257 feet. The name Irazú comes from its indigenous origin "Istarú", which means "Thunder and Earthquake Mountain." This volcano has been dormant since 1965, but the fury of the last eruptions left it with a lunar landscape, with a massive crater of 3,450 ft across and 1,000 feet deep, the bottom of which holds an yellow lake.
 

POAS VOLCANO

Poas Volcano, 2,708 meter or 8,883 feet above see level, contains a number of explosion craters. Its main crater is one kilometer or 0.62 miles in diameter and 314 meter or 1,030 feet deep. One of its craters holds a lake with sulfurous steaming water. Poas is one of the main tourist attractions for Costa Rica. You can observe the effect of past explosions in the whole area.
 

ARENAL VOLCANO

Being active since 1958, Arenal Volcano has shown daily explosions of rock and lava. You will able to see colossal lava rocks that were spewed over the landscape throughout the area. The grumbling of its inner activity can be heard almost every day while at night you can actually witness the spectacular liquid lava trail from the cone and see its explosions.