Poás Volcano

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Poás Volcano
Crater lake on Poás, September 2004
Elevation	2,708 metres (8,884 feet)
Location	Costa Rica
Range	Cordillera Central
Coordinates	10.2° N 84.2° W
Type	Stratovolcano
Last eruption	2008
Easiest route	hike

The Poás Volcano is in central Costa Rica. There are two crater lakes near its summit. Poás has erupted 39 times since 1828. The volcano is located within the Poas Volcano National Park. It is considered the largest active crater in the world, about 1 mile (1.6 km.) wide and 320 meters deep, with frequent geyser-like eruptions.

Near the volcano's active crater, there are lakes of molten sulfur, thought to be the only examples of their kind in the world.

Lake Botos fills an extinct crater and is home to many cloud forest birds like hummingbirds, tanagers, flycatchers, toucanets, clay-colored robin and the resplendent quetzal.

[edit] References

• Global Volcanism Program: Poás
• Volcano World: Poas, Costa Rica

[edit] External links

• Costa Rican Vulcanologic and Seismologic Observatory: Poás
• Poás Volcano, Costa Rica, by Tiffany VanDervort
• Videos and photos of Poas
• Poas Information
• Poas Volcano Details about the volcano from Try Costa Rica.

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