Costa Rica is home a great number of volcanoes – there are six active volcanoes and another 61 dormant or extinct ones. Among the country's most active volcanoes only five (Rincón de la Vieja, Arenal, Poás, Irazú and Turrialba) have had eruptive activity in the past 400 years. .

 

Poas Volcano 

 

The Poás Volcano National Park is located in the Central Highlands of Costa Rica. Although the last major eruption was in 1910, the volcano remains steadily active to this day, and visitors can still see geysers exploding into the air, some reaching as high up to 820 ft (250 m).

 

Poás remains one of Costa Rica's largest and most active volcanoes. The best time to visit is during the morning hours from January to April. Weekends are usually crowded and clouds normally roll in around mid-afternoon, making it difficult to enjoy the scenery.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Irazu 

 

Irazú is located east of the capital San José, close to the city of Cartago, it is Costa Rica's highest and one of its most active volcanoes. From the top it is possible to see both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans on a clear day. The historically active crater contains a small acid lake of changing size and color. A trip here is beautiful, on the way you can find quite resturants and delicous homemade cheese. At Irazu Volcano, it is easy to see why Neil Armstrong said that its desolate landscape looks like the surface of the moon

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Volcano Arenal 

 

Arenal, a major tourist attraction in Costa Rica, is one of the most active volcanoes of Central America. It is also one of the most perfect shaped volcano. Arenal spewed enormous amounts of lava, gas and ash on a regular basis. There is a lot to do in the area, such as zip lines, hot springs, and white water rafting. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rincon de la Vieja

 

The Rincón de la Vieja Volcano is located in the Guanacaste region of Costa Rica. The hike to the top of this crater is not easy—it’s a 6-mile (10 km) hike that ascends over 5,000 vertical feet. There are a large number of hot pools and areas of bubbling mud in two areas on the slopes of the volcano, indicating substantial reserves of geothermal energy. Several lodges, resorts and hotels in the area offer hiking, forest canopy tours, horseback riding, river-rafting, all-terrain-vehicle riding and wall-climbing.