POAS, BARVA, ARENAL, CERRO CHATO, RINCON DE LA VIEJA, TURRIALBA, IRAZU
All photos taken by René Goad
First glimpse of Poas Volcano in the distance. In the foreground are coffee fields.
The steaming crater of Poas.
Close up of the active crater of Poas.
Rocks near the active crater of Poas.
Maximum zoom of the edge of the acidic crater lake of Poas.
Iron deposits on the slopes of the active crater on Poas.
Laguna Botos, the extinct crater of Poas.
Acidic steam emissions from the active crater on Poas.
Landscape downwind of the steam emissions on Poas.
One last look at the Poas active crater.
Volcan Barva, forested inactive neighbour of Poas.
My first clear view of Arenal Volcano. This is the south face of the volcano.
Arenal Volcano summit soon getting shrouded in clouds once again.
Thunderstorm during my first evening watching Arenal.
Incandescent rockfall Arenal Volcano during the thunderstorm.
Silhouette of Arenal Volcano during the thunderstorm with the glowing lava dome.
The clouds once again shroud the summit of Arenal but incandescent rockfalls are still visible however.
Incandescent rockfalls tumbling down the flank of Volcan Arenal with the whole area illuminated by the flash of lightning.
Arenal rockfall daytime view.
Clear daytime view of Arenal Volcano.
Close up of Arenal Volcano active summit.
Close up of rockfall on the slopes of Arenal.
Arenal lower southwest flank.
Pyroclastic flow deposits on Arenal’s south flank.
Close up of Arenal’s barren slope just above the vegetated zone.
Active lava flow front on Arenal’s southwest flank.
Close up of Arenal’s double summit. On the left is Crater C (active) and on the right is Crater D (inactive).
Arenal Volcano west view.
Arenal 1968 lava flows.
The extinct Cerro Chato Volcano, neighbour of Arenal.
Arenal evening view.
Arenal during nightfall with an incandescent rockfall visible on the southwest flanks.
Glowing summit lava dome on Arenal in the dark.
Rockfall on Arenal’s south flanks.
Arenal Volcano nightly show.
Rio Agua Caliente with Arenal Volcano in the background having the summit shrouded in clouds.
Arenal rockfall observed from the closest point I ever got to the base of the volcano.
High temperature pool in the Las Pailas area of Rincon de la Vieja National Park. Close to the base of Volcan Rincon de la Vieja.
Bubbling mud pot of the Pailas de Barro in the Las Pailas area of Rincon de la Vieja National Park. Close to the base of Volcan Rincon de la Vieja.
Bubbling mud pots of the Pailas de Barro in the Las Pailas area of Rincon de la Vieja National Park. Close to the base of Volcan Rincon de la Vieja.
Volcan Rincon de la Vieja as seen from the Las Pailas area.
Laguna Fumarolica, a sulphuric pond in the Las Pailas area of Rincon de la Vieja National Park. Close to the base of Volcan Rincon de la Vieja. So called because there are fumaroles among the rocks.
Fumarole in the forest at the Las Pailas area of Rincon de la Vieja National Park. Close to the base of Volcan Rincon de la Vieja.
Hot spring in the Las Pailas area of Rincon de la Vieja National Park. Close to the base of Volcan Rincon de la Vieja.
The boiling mud pot Volcancito in the Las Pailas area of Rincon de la Vieja National Park. Close to the base of Volcan Rincon de la Vieja.
The Rincon de la Vieja and Santa Maria volcanic complex in the background.
Clouds clear to reveal Volcan Turrialba.
Gas plume on Volcan Turrialba.
Volcan Turrialba late afternoon view.
Volcan Turrialba morning view.
Fumaroles on the upper flanks of Volcan Turrialba.
Close up of morning gas emissions on Volcan Turrialba.
Volcan Turrialba during a brief clearing.
Increased gas emissions killed off the vegetation on the flanks of Volcan Turrialba.
The orange colour is the dead grass on the lower flanks of Volcan Turrialba.
Dead trees stripped of their leaves on the flanks of Volcan Turrialba.
Bad weather and cloud cover meant I couldn’t view the craters on Volcan Irazu.
