Lake Arenal
Lake Arenal is a lake in the northern highlands of Costa Rica. It is the largest lake in Costa Rica at 85 square kilometres. Its depth varies between 30 and 60 meters seasonally.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Lake
- Description: artificial lake in Costa Rica
- Also known as: “Laguna Arenal” and “Laguna Tenorio”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Unión and Tejona.
Unión
Neighborhood
Unión is a village in the Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica. It is located on the east shore of Lake Arenal. Nearby, to the north of the village are the Arenal Botanical Gardens. Unión is situated 7 km east of Lake Arenal.
Tejona
Neighborhood
Tejona is a village in the Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica. It is located on Lake Arenal and has a hydroelectric power station. Hotel Tilawa and skateboarding park as well as the Tilawa Viento Surf Center and Arenal Botanical Gardens are located nearby. Tejona is situated 7 km southwest of Lake Arenal.
Tilarán
Photo: elisabeth tonglet, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tilarán is a small town in Guanacaste, Costa Rica on the shores of Lake Arenal. The town is a peaceful, friendly place to visit and is increasingly popular for aquatic activities, especially windsurfing on the lake.
Lake Arenal
- Categories: reservoir and body of water
- Location: Guanacaste, Costa Rica, Central America, North America
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Satellite Map
Discover Lake Arenal from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Lake Arenal” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Arenal aintzira”
- Belarusian: “Арэналь”
- Belarusian: “Возера Арэналь”
- Cebuano: “Laguna de Arenal”
- Chinese: “阿雷納爾湖”
- Chuvash: “Ареналь”
- Czech: “Arenal”
- Dutch: “Lake Arenal”
- French: “lac Arenal”
- French: “Lac Arenal”
- German: “Arenal-See”
- German: “Arenalsee”
- Hebrew: “אגם ארנל”
- Italian: “lago Arenal”
- Italian: “Lago Arenal”
- Japanese: “アレナル湖”
- Lithuanian: “Arenalio ežeras”
- Northern Sami: “Arenaljávri”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Arenalsjøen”
- Norwegian: “Arenalsjøen”
- Persian: “دریاچه آرنال”
- Persian: “دریاچهٔ آرنال”
- Persian: “دریاچه ارنال”
- Persian: “دریاچهٔ ارنال”
- Polish: “Arenal”
- Russian: “Ареналь”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Arenal”
- Slovenian: “Jezero Arenal”
- Spanish: “Lago Arenal”
- Spanish: “Nicoya”
- Swedish: “Lago Arenal”
- Welsh: “Llyn Arenal”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Laguna Ranita and Cerro Nubes.
Guanacaste: Must-Visit Destinations
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Lake Arenal”. Photo: Grez, CC BY-SA 3.0.