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Best Volcanoes

Of Costa Rica's 300 or so volcanoes, 5 are active (listed below), 60 have been labeled "dormant" -- projected to spring back to life at some undetermined future date -- and the rest are extinct. Volcán Irazú got its second wind in 1963 after 30 years of inactivity. No one was more surprised than John F. Kennedy, who was here on a visit at the time and was sprinkled with ash like everyone else. Over four decades later, prediction is still an imprecise science.

Arenal, Northern Plains. The most famous volcano in Costa Rica, Arenal has a classic cone that forms an iconic backdrop to the town of La Fortuna. On clear nights you can see red-hot lava spitting from its summit.

Best Volcanoes

Of Costa Rica's 300 or so volcanoes, 5 are active (listed below), 60 have been labeled "dormant" -- projected to spring back to life at some undetermined future date -- and the rest are extinct. Volcán Irazú got its second wind in 1963 after 30 years of inactivity. No one was more surprised than John F. Kennedy, who was here on a visit at the time and was sprinkled with ash like everyone else. Over four decades later, prediction is still an imprecise science.

Arenal, Northern Plains.

The most famous volcano in Costa Rica, Arenal has a classic cone that forms an iconic backdrop to the town of La Fortuna. On clear nights you can see red-hot lava spitting from its summit.

Irazú, Central Valley.

A cinch to visit as a day trip from San José, here you can walk right up to the edge of steaming craters.

Poás, Northern Plains.

Like Irazú, at Poás you can get close the crater, and it is also close to San José. We find Poás, with its beautiful crater lake, a bit more impressive.