Poas Volcano National Park |
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Central Valley |
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Alajuela |
| Creation Date | Seth-24-1970 |
| Area | 6506 ha |
| Category | National Park |
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Atractions and Services |
| Information | Nature Tours | Picnic Areas |
| Sights | Toilets | Parking |
| Shop | Guides | Rivers |
| Volcanoes | Lakes | Moss |
| Cloud Forest |
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Decree |
| D.E. #1237-A Of the Sept-24-1970.
LAW #4714 Jan-23-1971 CREATION.
D.E. #18063-REM Feb-26-1988 AMP.
D.E. #22961-mirenem Mar-09-1994 EXTENSION. | Location |
| Area of Conservation Central Volcanic Mountain range (ACCVC) | Brief History |
| the eruptions of the Poás are known at least from 1747 when the Spanish governor Juan To moan informed on his activity. In its file of eruptions it excels the one of 1910 that consisted of an immense a ash cloud that elenco about 8,000 meters I complete eruptivo period with emission of great ash clouds and incandescent stones accompanied by underground noises, happened between 1952 and 1954, | Detailed Location |
| the National Park Poás Volcano is on the Central Volcanic Mountain range 37 km to the north of the city of Alajuela, | Main Plants |
| the cloudy forest very are smoked and dense most of the trees like novel, the match, the orange blossom of mount, papayillo and the white cypress they reach a height of 20 meters and are covered with mosses and other plants. In slopes of the Caribbean sector of the forest they are higher, are very humid, rich in palms, ferns and plants that grow on others without being parasitic taking the air humidity. In other areas of the park where the emerción of gases and the old eruptions detruyeron the primary vegetation, species grow that have adapted as it is the case of the fern, language arrayanes, the mount orange blossom, papayillo, ciprecillo and the tucuico. | Main Animals |
| Although the fauna in general the birds are little are abundant, have identified 79 species of birds among them the escachero, the quetzal, the retina, gargantada fire, the black turkey hen, tucancillo green and several species of colibríes. The mammals are not abundant in high territories of the park although are coyotes, hediondos weasels, rabbits, zorrillos and some felines. | Main Attractions |
| Are one of the most spectacular volcanos of the country by their extraordinary scenic beauty has several types of hábitas like the stocky forest, areas little vegetation, the area of arrayanes and the forest. Mosses, ferns, bromelias and orquídeas abound that grow on the trunks of the trees. I finish Poás can derive from the Latin name "púas "due to the presence of some plants with prongs in the zone; or to the existence of a denominated town You can located near the bulk. Poás Volcano is one of attractive natural the most important ones for the national and international tourism by its extraordinary scenic beauty. It is the national park that receives greater affluence of visitors. Product of the hydric and geothermal resources of the area has a significant power potential. It is an active volcano. At heart of the main crater one forms a rich sulfur lagoon and acids that when the curing the sulfur emission intensifies and produces acid rain. The volcanic activity of poás is characterized by steam emissions. Two craters exist, the main one of 1,5 km of diameters and 300 ms of depth, present/display in their bottom a hot circular lagoon that about 350 meters of diameter and a cone that rises to about 40 ms on the lagoon and that presents/displays very active fumarolas. The second crater is seat of the lagoon, votes of cold water and net pluvial origin that empties towards the Caribbean by the A'ngel River, affluent of the Sarapiquí River. | Facilities and Services |
| Footpaths | Contact |
| Ministry of the Atmosphere and Energy Area of Conservation Volcanic Mountain range Central National Park Volcano Poás Tel: (506) 442-7041 Telefax: 232-5324, 441-0308 |
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