Costa Rica's Active Poas Volcano and Wildlife Gardens
1. COSTA RICA
By: Vanessa Valenzuela
All Images Are Mine Unless Stated Otherwise
2. THE CRATER OF THE POAZ VOLCANO IS 1,050 FEET DEEP. IT IS AN
ACTIVE VOLCANO WITH A RANGE OF 1.6 KM GOING ACROSS. IT’S
ONE OF THE LARGEST CRATERS IN THE WORLD.
3. THE SECOND POAS VOLCANO CRATER CALLED BOTOS LAGOON
IS MUCH SMALLER AND IS FILLED WITH A BODY OF FRESH
WATER. THIS CRATER IS INACTIVE AND ITS BODY OF WATER
FEEDS INTO TWO COSTA RICA RIVERS.
4. LA PAZ WATERFALL GARDENS IS A PROPERTY SIZE OF ABOUT 70
ACRES AND IS HOME TO MANY DIFFERENT SPECIES AND FIVE
WATERFALLS AND OVER 3.5 KILOMETERS OF WALKING TRAILS
THROUGHOUT THE GARDEN.
5. THE WATERFALL GARDENS IS HOME TO MANY INDIGENOUS
SPECIES AND WE SEE THE BUTTERFLY SPECIES MORPHO
PELEIDES ON THE RIGHT SIDE AND THE RESCUED WHITE
THROATED CAPUCHIN ON THE LEFT SIDE.
6. 25% OF THE NATIONAL TERRITORY IN COSTA RICA IS DEDICATED TO
NATIONAL PARKS OR OTHER NATURAL WILDLIFE AREAS. THE
PEOPLE IN THIS COUNTRY ARE REFERRED TO AS “TICOS” AND THEY
HAVE A VERY HIGH LIFE EXPECTANCY OF ABOUT 76 YEARS!
