Arenal Volcano (Volcan Arenal) Arenal Volcano National Park

Arenal had a major eruption in 1968 (the lava we stood on top of) and another in 92, and then constant spewing of gas and rocks until about 2 years ago. From our cabin we could see a bit of steam coming of the top - not sure how id have felt about molten lava... The view from the cabin was spectacular, and the massive window meant we could see the …

We set out for this trip with much excitement! It was a three and a half hour drive with the latter half of the drive being around Lake Arenal and through the jungle. The air was so fresh, 10-15 degrees lower than the coastal town when we're staying, and that was a nice welcome as we've been reaching 40 degrees on a daily basis!

We came …

Pura vida is the way of life in Costa Rica. It means pure life and describes their cultural philosophy of enjoying life to the fullest. We have been doing just that. After just one night in San Jose (the capital) we made our way to La Fortuna. We were in search of adventure and swimming holes.

La Fortuna, Cost Rica
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Entry containing 3 photos titled: Arenal Lake, ATV Tours, Beach Dog

So Obama chose to grace San Jose with his presence Friday and turn, what is an already very congested city, into a parking lot. Foreseeing this, our projects shut down for Friday and Aslak and myself sailed out of the place on Thursday.

In fact we wanted to leave Wednesday evening having hatched a plan to rent a jeep and cruise the …

Arenal was another dormant volcano, until 1968. A huge explosion triggered 4 rupture points and resulted in disaster. As a result, Arenal has little vegetation (unlike her sister Cerro Chato).

We began our hike at the rangers station, the trail was only 3.4 km (6.8 return). The hike was easy, but wet. For some reason we neglected to bring …

On our bus journey into La Fortuna it was dusk and the Arenal Volcano came into view with the cone poking out the top of some cloud and an eerie red glow surrounding the summit. We then had some exquisite sangria and dinner at Lava lounge.

On our first day in La Fortuna we took an afternoon tour which was a horseback and waterfalls trip. …

Obama came to town and the town shut down! San Jose turned into a ghost town this week with Obama's visit. On Friday, main roads into the city were closed with police guards everywhere. People couldn't make it to work in certain areas of the city - a public holiday was declared! I don't know if my opinion is ill informed but most of Latin America …

Good title for a blog post, don't you think? It certainly draws the eye and foreshadows how our evening ended (or at least, attempted to).

In short, today was not exactly our day, while not being horrible.

We began by driving out to the Hanging Bridges on the other side of the volcano and Lake Arenal. When we arrived, we were told …

... for the weak-of-stomach. La Fortuna is a small (7,000) town situated at the base of Volcan Arenal. Mostly, gringos go there to stare at the volcano, which is pretty archetypical and routinely active since the 1960īs. We were a bit horrified at just ...

... and I went for a walk in the pretty mountainside town. Afterward, we headed back on the road towards the Arenal Volcano.  THE CLEARING OF ARENAL When we first approached the volcano, it was mostly covered in fog, ...

... the side of the top of the volcano.  First off we did a shortish hike up to a mirador to see the volcano and Lake Arenal.     This was through a bit of jungle but sadly we didnīt see too much wildlife just lots of plants ...

... The roads are also better, which makes travelling easier, no more chicken buses. La Fortunaīs main attraction is Volcan Arenal the second most active volcano in the world and visible from anywhere in the town. On our first night we meet some German ...

Arenal was another dormant volcano, until 1968. A huge explosion triggered 4 rupture points and resulted in disaster. As a result, Arenal has little vegetation (unlike her sister Cerro Chato). We began our hike at the rangers station, the trail was only ...

... walk around town and then headed back for a two hour nap...at 3 we loaded into a mini bus and went on a jungle hike and volcano tour...we fully experienced the rainforest, We were the only ones on the hike that didn't' have rain coats or ponchos so we ...

... you about 3 hrs  (regular bus).  We  got to La Fortuna and that day we went to see Volcan   Arenal .  This volcano is really active, I think like the 2nd most active in the world.  We hiked to a look out point and didn ...

... habitat. We spotted a 3 toed sloth, coati, poison dart frogs and tonnes of butterflies. In addition, the center has a section dedicated to the indigenous people of Costa Rica. You will need to speak Spanish, or pay extra for an English speaking ...

We are on our way to our last stop on this trip: the Arenal Volcano. Itīs active and if we are lucky we ll see some nice lava ...

... at the Quetzal Inn and took the bus-boat-bus ride from Monteverde to La Fortuna, a touristy town known for Costa Ricaīs most active volcano, Arenal. We had a relatively clear day to cross Laguna de Arenal which gave us a spectacular view of Arenal as ...