By Ryan...
The last 2 days we have had the opportunity to visit 2 active volcanoes in CR, Arenal and Poas. Not to mention several other volcanoes in Costa Rica's Ring of Fire which we have driven passed on our tour. Both Arenal and Poas have activity 24-7-365, which includes smoke, vapor, at times tremors and lava flows (though not while we were here), geo-thermal springs ( which we did get to soak in!), bubbling craters, sulfur vapors, fumaroles, and an exciting intensity that comes from deep within the earth!
Che filmed this footage at Volcan Poas today! The sulfur vapors from the bubbling crater made us cough and choke at times! While the views of the crater right below humbled us....
Sustainability is a key focus of the government in CR and this can be seen in its energy producing technology. CR is now taking advantage of geo-thermal energy by harnessing the volcanic heat to generate electricity through steam driven generators which are located at fumaroles on several volcanoes. We had the opportunity to see some of these on Volcan Miravalles. Along side these sustainable power plants are fields of wind turbines on the flanks of Volcan Rincon de la Vieja. Inspiring to see such sustainable energy practices in action!!!
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