Arenal Volcano - Costa Rica

Feb 2016 getaway to Costa Rica.... a nine day trip.

We spent two nights at a resort located at the base of Arenal volcano.   Our room at a beautiful, direct view of the volcanic cone.  The volcano seemed to be active, emitting puffs of steam from two vents near the top.  No visible lava flow, however.

This part of Costa Rica is on the dry side of the central mountain range, at this time of year.   During our two days at Arenal, we visited the town of Cano Negro and enjoyed a river cruise near the Nicaragua border.

Groundwater is heated naturally by lava and is piped to a number of spa locations on the grounds of the resort hotels around the base of Arenal.  Sherry is enjoying the spa with some of our travel companions.

Prior to reaching the volcano, we spent two nights at Monteverde cloud forest which is on the wet side of the central mountain range.  At Monteverde, I was able to do the zipline course.

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