Poas Volcano Latest News
The Poás volcano, one of Costa Rica’s most popular tourist attractions, erupted recently.
About Poas Volcano
- Poás is one of Costa Rica’s most active volcanoes.
- The volcano is located within the Poas Volcano National Park.
- It is a composite stratovolcano with an irregular complex form and a basal area of about 400 sq.km.
- It rises to 2,708 metres above sea level.
- It has been formed from adjoining eruptive centres with large collapse craters.
- Its main crater is about 1.5 km wide and 300 meters deep—one of the largest active craters in the world.
- Since 1989, it has markedly increased the emission of gases causing acid rain phenomena that have damaged the flora in some sectors of the Park and surrounding agricultural plantations to the area.
- Throughout 2024, the volcano’s crater lake has been drying up, triggering ash-producing eruptions and releasing increased gas levels.
- Small explosions ejecting rocks have also occurred, and the drying process continues.
Source: MSN
Last updated on June, 2026
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