Irazú Volcano National Park

Irazú Volcano National Park, or in Spanish the Parque Nacional Volcán Irazú, is a national park in the Central Conservation Area in Cartago Province, Costa Rica, that encompasses Irazú Volcano as well as the Prusia Forest Reserve, formerly the Ruben Torres Rojas Forest Reserve.

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Type: Nature reserve
Description: national park
Also known as: “Irazu Volcano National Park”

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Places of Interest

Highlights include Irazú Volcano.

Irazú Volcano

Volcano

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The Irazú Volcano is an active volcano in Costa Rica, situated in the Cordillera Central near the city of Cartago. The name might have come from either the combination of "ara" and "tzu" or a corruption of Iztarú, which was the name of an indigenous village on the flanks of the volcano.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tierra Blanca.

Tierra Blanca

Village

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Tierra Blanca is a district of the Cartago canton, in the Cartago province of Costa Rica. Tierra Blanca is situated 8 km southwest of Irazú Volcano National Park.

Irazú Volcano National Park

Category: national park
Location: Cartago Province, Costa Rica, Central America, North America
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Latitude

9.97899° or 9° 58′ 44″ north

Longitude

-83.85366° or 83° 51′ 13″ west

Elevation

3,321 metres (10,896 feet)

Open location code

66XRX4HW+HG

GeoNames ID

11238320

Wikidata ID

Q969125

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Satellite Map

Discover Irazú Volcano National Park from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Chinese to Spanish—“Irazú Volcano National Park” goes by many names.

Chinese: “伊拉蘇火山國家公園”
French: “parc national Volcán Irazú”
French: “Parc national Volcán Irazú”
German: “Nationalpark Volcán Irazú”
German: “Nationalpark Vulkan Irazú”
Italian: “parco nazionale del Vulcano Irazú”
Italian: “parco nazionale Volcán Irazú”
Norwegian Bokmål: “Volcán Irazú nasjonalpark”
Norwegian: “Volcán Irazú nasjonalpark”
Polish: “Park Narodowy Volcán Irazú”
Polish: “Park Narodowy Wulkanu Irazu”
Slovenian: “Narodni park vulkana Irazú”
Spanish: “Parque nacional Volcán Irazú”
Spanish: “Parque Nacional Volcán Irazú”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as El Sitio and Lecheria San Gerardo.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Cerro Noche Buena and Cerro Retes.

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