Volcan Irazu by junge1
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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,
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Comments (31)
amanda_a42
Superb capture, Bravo!