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 of Costa Rica that encompasses the area around the Irazú Volcano in Cartago Province which incorporates what used to be the Ruben Torres Rojas Forest Reserve now called the Prusia Forest Reserve.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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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 close to 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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Satellite Map
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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
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