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The Island Farm, Aguas Zarcas, AL, Costa Rica |
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Rainforest conservation and tropical wildlife preserve.
Located between two rivers on the slopes of volcano Platanar. Reforestation project officially recognized by Cooperativa para el Desarrollo Forestal de San Carlos (CODEFORSA).
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Volcán Arenal or Cerro Arenal
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Three views of Arenal, from Linda Vista resort, road to Cuidad Quesada and San Rafaeillo.
Arenal
Currently one of the worlds most active and picturesque volcanoes.
Its current active period started in 1968 and there have been almost continous daily erruptions (2007).
Arenal can be seen in the distance from Auguas Zarcas, San Rafaeillo Nd the road to Cuidad Quesada which are all on the slopes of volcan Platanar.
It is only an hour and a half drive from Finca Isla on good roads.
Arenal is surrounded by resorts and is a hot spot for volcano watchers.
Even the Landsat satellites have caught the glow of the pool of lava in Arenal's crated (below).
Holocene, the last 11,000 years starting at the end of the last ice age.
| Summit Elevation |
1,670m |
5,479 ft. |
| Latitude |
10.463°N |
10°27'48"N |
| Longitude |
84.703°W |
84°42'12"W |
Global Volcanism Program,
Department of Mineral Sciences, National Museum of Natural History - Room E-421, MRC 0119, PO Box 37012, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC 20013-7012 :
Photos by Jock Dempsey, Satellite photo, Google Earth
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