Irazu Volcano

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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.

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Photos

small crater with lake
we were fortunate to get this picture before the clouds rolled in

large crater
partial view of the large crater

Cold day
Grayson was very cold. I guess we like 80 degrees and sunny now!

Close up
Scary to think lava was actually flowing!