Costa Rica

Arenal Volcano

Arenal’s near-perfect cone dominates the view around La Fortuna, but the national park is more than a volcano photograph. Inside the protected area, short forest paths, hardened lava from the 1990s and Lake Arenal’s broad horizon tell different parts of the landscape’s story. The place is also marked by a violent eruption in 1968 and by a long period of activity that continued until 2010. Today, visitors can explore designated trails, but they cannot climb…...