Volcanoes of Costa Rica | Costa Rica

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Costa Rica is home a great number of volcanoes: there are six active volcanoes and another 61 dormant or extinct ones. Three of the most noticible volcanoes are Arenal, Poás and Irazú.

For the past fifty years, Arenal was the country’s most active volcano, actually one of the ten most active volcanoes in the world. But it entered into a resting phase in 2010. Poás and Irazú are caldera volcanoes, whose craters are filled with water and rising steam.

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Montezuma beach, Costa Rica

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The beach town of Montezuma  is a popular destination amongst backpackers in Costa Rica.

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A machine label. 

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Sunset at Jaco Beach, Costa Rica

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Jacó is a coastal city in Costa Rica's Puntarenas province. Jaco Beach, south of Puntarenas is a sanctuary for surfers and fun-lovers! Jaco beach is also one of Costa Rica’s Top Ten Beaches.

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(top) From a set of seven stamps about national parks and national wonders of Costa Rica: Rio Celeste.

(bottom) From a set of two stamps (2007) picturing the front and back of the Nobel Peace Prize medallion. Commemorating the Esquipulas II accords in which Óscar Arias Sánchez helped bring peace to Central America.

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Teatro Nacional de Costa Rica

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The National Theatre of Costa Rica is located in the central section of San José, Costa Rica. Construction began in 1891, and it opened to the public on 21 October 1897 with a performance of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's Faust.

The National Theater was modeled after the art deco style of Paris’ Opera House.

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Monteverde - Costa Rica

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This magical cloud forest (bosque nuboso) Monte Verde in Tilaran Mountains is one of the most scenic areas of Latin America. The 26,000 acre Monteverde Cloud Forest is one of the most popular tourist attractions of Costa Rica.

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Golfo de Papagayo is a newly expanding area on the northern pacific coast of Costa Rica. Papagayo is located in Guanacaste, close to the Liberia International Airport.

More about the Costa Rica stamp labels:  http://www.ateeme.net/anglesw/acrica_2.htm

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