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Arenal Volcano and La Fortuna

Costa Rica Alajuela La Fortuna

Arenal Volcano and La Fortuna
Photo: Rhododendrites, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

A perfect cone-shaped volcano in northern Costa Rica, now resting. La Fortuna is a base for hot springs, the La Fortuna waterfall, hanging bridges through the rainforest canopy, and hikes over old lava flows.


The volcano is often in cloud; early mornings are clearest.

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