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About This GigaPan
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Sergey Morozov
- Explore score
- 18
- Size
- 0.06 Gigapixels
- Views
- 3788
- Date added
- November 27, 2007
- Date taken
- November 27, 2007
- Gear
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Nikon D7000
- Categories
- Galleries
- Geology of Central America
- Competitions
- Tags
- arenal, volcano, costa, rica, lodge
- Description
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Arenal rises 1657 metres above sea level and overlooks Lake Arenal; both are part of Arenal Volcano National Park. The country's most active volcano, Arenal's eruptions are strombolian in type, being frequent but moderate and can be viewed without danger as long as the viewers are behind the safety perimeter. This constant activity and minimal endangerment makes Arenal a popular tourist destination, especially at night, because the lava and incandescent rocks make a spectacular sight. The last major eruption of Arenal occurred on August 23, 2000. Most of the time, the volcano is surrounded by clouds near the tip, and it is touted as good luck to see the whole volcano without clouds. The volcano heats several hot springs nearby, including Tabacon, a popular tourist destination.
Sergey Morozov (November 28, 2007, 08:52AM )
We spent 3 days at the lodge and volcano view was covered in fog and clouds all the time. It only cleared up for about 30 minutes on day 3 and I was able to snap this quick hand-held panorama. Thank you for your comment.
Illah Nourbakhsh (November 28, 2007, 02:09AM )
This is a beautiful setting- it makes me want to go there.