Arenal Volcano

Arenal Volcano is one of 7 active volcanoes in Costa Rica. Additionally Arenal Volcano is considered to be one of the 10 most active volcanoes found anywhere in the world.

For hundreds of years Arenal Volcano lie dormant. This changed in 1968 when an earthquake triggered a major eruption that wiped out the town of Arenal and killed 87 people.

Today the volcano has minor eruptions every 5-10 minutes which is an amazing site to see. During the day you mainly see clouds of steam bellowing out of the top of the volcano. During the night however when everything is dark, you can see red hot lava and lava boulders streaming out of the crater. There are many vantage points surrounding the volcano where you can relax and watch one of the most incredible sites you are likely to ever see in your lifetime.

You even have a great place to watch the Arenal Volcano from our Spanish language school in La Fortuna!

Check with the staff at the Spanish language school to find out about the various tours in and around the Arenal Volcano.

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