Porvenir Volcano

Porvenir Volcano is an inactive volcano, of stratovolcano type, in Costa Rica. Located in San Carlos canton of Alajuela, 3km from the related Platanar Volcano and part of the Cordillera Central mountain range. It is within the Juan Castro Blanco National Park.

Type: Volcano with an elevation of 2,107 metres
Description: volcano in Costa Rica
Also known as: “Cerro El Porvenir”, “Cerro Porvenir”, and “Volcán Porvenir”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Juan Castro Blanco National Park and Lake Pozo Verde.

Juan Castro Blanco National Park

Photo: Dick Culbert, CC BY 2.0.

Parque Nacional Juan Castro Blanco is a national park in the Arenal Huetar Norte Conservation Area in Alajuela Province in northern Costa Rica, about 100 kilometres north of San José It was established on 22 April 1992.

Lake Pozo Verde

Lake

Lake Pozo Verde, is a lake of volcanic origin in San Carlos, Alajuela province, Costa Rica.

Platanar Volcano

Volcano

Photo: Green Mostaza, CC BY 4.0.

Platanar Volcano is a dormant stratovolcano located in the Cordillera Central mountain range. It is located within Juan Castro Blanco National Park. In 1968, 2,500 hectares on Cerro Platanar were converted into a national forest.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Laguna District and Quesada.

Laguna District

Village

Laguna is a district of the Zarcero canton, in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica. Laguna District is situated 8 km southwest of Porvenir Volcano.

Quesada

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 cr.

Ciudad Quesada is a city in the North Zone of Costa Rica. It is the capital city of the canton San Carlos in the province of Alajuela. Although Ciudad Quesada is the official name, it is commonly called San Carlos.