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Volcano Attractions In La Fortuna de San Carlos

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La Fortuna is the name of a district and a small city located in San Carlos canton, in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica. La Fortuna is Spanish for The Fortune, and aptly named due its ample supply of tourist attractions and extremely fertile lands. Although there is a common myth that the town got its name due to its sparing from the Arenal Volcano's eruptions, the town actually got its name before the latest eruption cycle and was named for the fertile lands where it is located. In its full extent of 225 square kilometres , there are 9 small communities with a total of 15,383 inhabitants, making it the fourth most populated district of the canton, ...
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Volcano Attractions In La Fortuna de San Carlos

  • 1. Arenal Volcano (Volcan Arenal) Arenal Volcano National Park
    Arenal Volcano is an active andesitic stratovolcano in north-western Costa Rica around 90 km 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 high. It is conically shaped with a crater 140 metres in diameter. Geologically, Arenal is considered a young volcano and it is estimated to be less than 7,500 years old. It is also known as Pan de Azúcar, Canaste, Volcan Costa Rica, Volcan Río Frío or Guatusos Peak.The volcano was dormant for hundreds of years and exhibited a single crater 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 we...
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