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Tabacón
Tabacón is a hot spring resort and ecohotel located in Nuevo Arenal, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica, northwest of La Fortuna. It lies on the flanks of Arenal Volcano, which it uses to heat its springs. The geothermal springs have a range between 72 and 105°F (22-41°C). The resort was founded in 1991 by Costa Rican architect Jaime Mikowski, taking two years to develop the resort, and was opened in April 1993. It consists of 105 rooms, three restaurants, five bars, a spa and event room. It occupies 300 hectares of rainforest. Tabacón aims to be environmentally friendly, and has a rating of 5 'leaves' from the Costa Rican Tourism Board. The hotel has furthermore won several awards for sustainability, including ''Sustainable Travel International’s Luxury Eco Certification Standard'' in June 2010, and the ''Green World Award'' by ''Seven Stars and Stripes'' in 2009. The resort is carbon neutral Carbon neutrality is a state of net-zero carbon dioxide emissions. This can be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arenal Volcano
Arenal Volcano ( es, Volcán Arenal) is an active andesitic stratovolcano in north-western Costa Rica around northwest of San José, in the province of Alajuela, canton of San Carlos, and district of La Fortuna. The Arenal volcano measures at least high. It is conically shaped with a crater in diameter. Geologically, Arenal is considered a young volcano and it is estimated to be less than 7,500 years old. It is also known as "Pan de Azúcar", "Canaste", "Volcan Costa Rica", "Volcan Río Frío" or "Guatusos Peak". The volcano was dormant for hundreds of years and exhibited 2 craters at its summit, with minor fumaroles activity, covered by dense vegetation. In 1968 it erupted unexpectedly, destroying the small town of Tabacón. Due to the eruption three more craters were created on the western flanks but only one of them still exists today. Arenal's eruption from 1968 to 2010 is the tenth longest duration volcanic eruption on Earth since 1750. Since 2010, Arenal has been d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bar In Pool At Tabacón
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