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1000places > LA FORTUNA, COSTA RICA - A sign near the resort's entrance provided an ominous warning that a volcano was near.
1000places > LA FORTUNA, COSTA RICA - Since we never actually saw the Arenal volcano, we had to settle for this picture from the resort's gift shop.
1000places > VOLCAN POAS - We pose for a "we were there" photo in front of the impressive crater.
1000places > VOLCAN POAS - Easily the most impressive "scenic vista" of our trip was the Volcan Poas. Just 23 miles from San Jose, the volcano is coming out of a particularly active 40- to 45-year phase. Fumaroles still expel gases from the crater, and the Volcan Poas National Park has had to close briefly in the recent past when the sulfurous fumes were deemed hazardous to spectators.
1000places > LAKE ATITLAN, GUATEMALA - As we prepared to leave Panajachel, the placid blue waters of Lake Atitlan reminded us that the word "atitlan" is a Mayan word that translates as "the place where the rainbow gets its colors".
1000places > LAKE ATITLAN, GUATEMALA - The lake is surrounded by many villages, in which Maya culture is still prevalent. Early in the morning, we boarded a launch to visit some of these villages, beginning with Santiago Atitlan directly across the lake.
1000places > LAKE ATITLAN, GUATEMALA - An early morning walk along the shoreline provided a good view of Volcán Atitlán which lies on the northern rim of the caldera that forms the lake. The volcano remains active, although its most recent eruption occurred in 1853.
1000places > LAKE ATITLAN, GUATEMALA - More than 85,000 years ago, a volcanic eruption left a huge crater that later created "the most beautiful lake in the world" as novelist Aldous Huxley referred to it when he visited Guatemala.
1000places > LAKE ATITLAN, GUATEMALA - Lake Atitlán is one of the most beautiful of all the high mountain lakes in the Central America landscape. Situated at 5,123 feet above sea level, this azure blue lake is 1,050 feet deep and 80 square miles in area, and is surrounded by three spectacular volcanoes, Tolimán, Atitlán and San Pedro.
LA FORTUNA, COSTA RICA - A sign near the resort's entrance provided an ominous warning that a volcano was near.
1000places > LA FORTUNA, COSTA RICA - A sign near the resort's entrance provided an ominous warning that a volcano was near.
LA FORTUNA, COSTA RICA - A sign near the resort's entrance provided an ominous warning that a volcano was near.
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