Volcan Irazu by junge1

Photography • Landscape • posted on Mar 06, 2011

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This is the Principal Crater of Volcan Irazu. The crater is 1050m in diameter and 300m deep. At 3,432m Volcan Irazu is the highest active volcano in Costa Rica. It is part of the Cordillera Central. Eruptions have been recorded since 1723. The last major eruption of Irazu was on March 19, 1963, the day that US President John F. Kennedy arrived on a state visit . San Jose, Cartago, and most of the Central Valley were covered with several centimeters of volcanic ash - it piled up to a depth of over half a meter in some places. At one point, ash-filled vapor blasted up into overhanging clouds and triggered a storm that rained mud up to five inches thick over a wide-spread area. Except for some activity in 1994, it has been mostly quiet except for occasional fumaroles that can be observed. (Source: Lonely Planet, Costa Rica, 2002: Moon Handbooks, Costa Rica, 2001). The volcano is located in Parque Nacional Volcan Irazu. When parking, cars are required to back into parking spaces. This picture was taken on 10 December 2004, Sig...

Comments (31)

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MagikUnicorn

4:28PM | Sun, 06 March 2011

HOT PLACE AND SEISMIC AREA ;-) WONDERFUL CAPTURE LOVE IT...FAV

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jmb007

4:35PM | Sun, 06 March 2011

bonne photo!!

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flora-crassella

4:38PM | Sun, 06 March 2011

what a wonderful view! Fantastic photo!!!!!!!

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danapommet

4:43PM | Sun, 06 March 2011

Beautiful depth to this shot Sig and more new history to learn. Dana

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bazza

5:19PM | Sun, 06 March 2011

Fabulous shot and info!!

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flaviok

6:47PM | Sun, 06 March 2011

Fantástico, impressionante captura meu amigo, aplausos (5)

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annie5

7:47PM | Sun, 06 March 2011

Awesome and splendid landscape Sig! :)

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Faemike55

8:28PM | Sun, 06 March 2011

Fantastic capture - I can see why they want the cars parked that way - GTHON!

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bmac62

10:13PM | Sun, 06 March 2011

You appear to be close to the edge...but no human sacrifice that day:) Neat view Sig.

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bkhook

10:25PM | Sun, 06 March 2011

This is surreal.. Awesome capture.

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auntietk

12:02AM | Mon, 07 March 2011

Wow ... what an amazing view! The color of the water is spectacular. You know, I think backing in is just a really good idea here. LOL! Thanks for the info!

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junge1

12:19AM | Mon, 07 March 2011

I am on the marked trail which runs close to the edge of this crater at an elevation of about 10,800-ft.

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