LA FORTUNA, Alajuela – Over the last four decades, Arenal Volcano’s dramatic explosions and lava flows transformed the surrounding farmland in north-central Costa Rica into one of the country’s ...

Courtesy of Olger (“Koky”) Aragón V. LA FORTUNA, Alajuela — At an estimated 7,000 years old, Arenal is a volcano in diapers, dating from around the time agriculture developed in ancient Egypt. By ...

The 1633-metre-tall cone-shaped mountain in northern Costa Rica shuddered into activity at 4am this morning issuing eight successive rivers of lava that flowed down its steep slopes, National ...

A three-hour drive from the Costa Rican capital stands the highly active Arenal Volcano, a lonely giant whose towering peak is usually crowned with wispy clouds. But on those rare occasions when the ...

Editor Michael Allen on where to stay, eat and watch the lava flow near the Arenal Volcano in Costa Rica. Where to stay: After snoozing for over 400 years, the massive Arenal Volcano awoke with a ...

There are dozens of trails in the region but hiking Arenal National Park on the lake side of the volcano offers the chance to lose oneself in nature. There are newly improved steps leading to viewing ...

The Arenal volcano collapse caused a block and ash flow, leaving an 800-meter scar but no injuries reported. Discover more. Today, I saw a report that a dome on Arenal in Costa Rica had collapsed last ...

Thu Mar 20, 2025 03:44 PM Last update on: Thu Mar 20, 2025 04:02 PM Volcanoes are the liveliest geological formations on Earth, and have astonished, and terrified, humans for ages. Starting from ...