POAS NP

5 600 ha. Easily accessible and close to the capital, the Parc volcano park is very popular. On the landscaped lookout, the families discover fumaroles, geysers and sulfur fumes that chafe their eyes.

The Poás has the largest active crater in the world (1,36 km in diameter), the bottom of which was a hot lake, evaporated since the beginning of the current active period. Because of the fumes, the fauna and flora are relatively rare, but the park protects a moist forest below the crater. The 600 m to travel (from administration to lookout) are prevented from those suffering from respiratory or eye conditions.

Practice: there is no camping. Hotels, restaurants and grocery stores in Alajuela and on the road. Marked trails.