Blogs from Irazu, San José, Costa Rica, Central America Caribbean

Today was jam-packed! In the morning, we set off to visit the Irazu Volcano. We were originally set to visit the Poaz Volcano but our tour guide decided that this would have a better view, as Poaz had clouds rolling in. On our way up the mountain, the bus stopped, as the guide had spotted an erupting volcano in the distance. This was awesome to see, as you could vaguely see the smoke and magma in the distance! When we reached our destination, we were settled right into a crater of the volcano. Apparently, the volcano hasn't erupted since the early 90's, but is still considered an active volcano. The area was beautiful, but almost martian-like (or what I would imagine Mars to look like). Venturing in further and exploring the area proved to be a ... read more

The drive up to Irazu Volcano was spectacular. The volcano had a small eruption in 1994 but nothing serious since President Kennedy visited in 1963. Apparently you can see the Pacific and Caribbean oceans from the summit, but it wasn’t clear enough on our visit. There is a pyroclastic cone, a larger crater that is 1050m across and a smaller crater that has a lake (300m deep). The lake is an unnatural green (which you can see in the pictures). This was the first time we were actually COLD. It was probably low 50’s with a misty wind. ... read more