Positioned just about 90 kms. northwest of San Jose, Costa Rica, you can view the breathtaking Arenal Volcano. The Arenal Volcano is in the province of Alajuela in the town of La Fortuna. Arenal Volcano is known as the most active volcano in the country of Costa Rica. Scientists consider the Arenal Volcano as the newest as well as the most active mountains in the country of Costa Rica.
Arenal has been named a volcano since the 1800’s, although in those times it had other names such as Costa Rica Volcano and Rio Frio. Some experts say that the volcano is more than 4000 years old. This region of Costa Rica was unexplored up to 1937, when a group of explorers climbed to the summit that same year.
The largest eruption of the Arenal Volcano occurred in 1968 following around 400 years of no activity. That explosion destroyed the whole town of Arenal, and ended the lives of 87 people. It destroyed about 232 square kilometers and continued for a number of days. The eruption was so strong that it created three additional craters. Ever since this massive eruption, the Arenal Volcano has continued to be active and people are able to see tiny eruptions very frequently, especially at night.
Arenal has become a very well-visited tourist spot, the majority of them enjoying the nightly volcanic activity not to mention the wonderful hot springs. The most well-known hot spring in Arenal is Tabacon. Arenal is one of the seven
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