Arenal Volcano National Park

Arenal Volcano National Park is a Costa Rican national park in the central part of the country, part of the Arenal Huetar Norte Conservation Area. The park protects eight of Costa Rica's 12 life zones and 16 protected reserves in the region between the Guanacaste and Tilarán mountain ranges, and including Lake Arenal.
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  • Type: Nature reserve
  • Description: national park of Costa Rica
  • Also known as: “Arenal Volcano nationalpark”, “Nationalpark Vulkan Arenal”, “parco nazionale Volcán Arenal”, “Parque nacional Arenal”, “Parque Nacional Volcan Arenal”, and “پارک ملی اتشفشان ارنال”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Arenal Volcano and Chato Volcano.

Volcano
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is a recently active andesitic…

Volcano
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, sometimes called "Cerro Chato"… is situated 2½ km southeast of Arenal Volcano National Park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include La Fortuna.

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de San Carlos is a small town in the north of .

Arenal Volcano National Park

Latitude
10.46251° or 10° 27′ 45″ north
Longitude
-84.7024° or 84° 42′ 9″ west
Elevation
1,619 metres (5,312 feet)
Open location code
762QF77X+22
Geo­Names ID
8986125
Wiki­data ID
Q1189526
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Vietnamese—“Arenal Volcano National Park” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Arenal Volcano National Park”
  • Chinese: “阿雷納火山國家公園”
  • Dutch: “Nationaal park Volcán Arenal”
  • French: “parc national Volcán Arenal”
  • French: “Parc national Volcán Arenal”
  • German: “Nationalpark Volcán Arenal”
  • German: “Parque Nacional Volcán Arenal”
  • Hebrew: “הפאר הלאומי הר הגעש ארנל”
  • Hebrew: “הפארק הלאומי הר הגעש ארנל”
  • Italian: “parco nazionale del Vulcano Arenal”
  • Japanese: “アレナル火山国立公園”
  • Korean: “아레날 화산 국립공원”
  • Kotava: “Arenal tculk vedeyaf gerd”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Volcán Arenal nasjonalpark”
  • Norwegian: “Volcán Arenal nasjonalpark”
  • Persian: “پارک ملی آتشفشان آرنال”
  • Portuguese: “Parque Nacional Vulcão Arenal”
  • Slovenian: “Narodni park vulkana Arenal”
  • Spanish: “Parque nacional Volcán Arenal”
  • Spanish: “Parque Nacional Volcán Arenal”
  • Swedish: “Volcán Arenal nationalpark”
  • Ukrainian: “Вулкан Ареналь”
  • Vietnamese: “Vườn quốc gia Núi lửa Arenal”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Jilguero and National Park Arenal.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Laguna Cerro Chato and Arenal Hostel Resort.

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Worth a closer look: San José and Alajuela.

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