The El Viejo Volcano, ( es, Volcán El Viejo, translates as ''The Old Man Volcano'') is possibly an

inactive volcano A volcano is a rupture in the crust of a planetary-mass object, such as Earth, that allows hot lava, volcanic ash, and gases to escape from a magma chamber below the surface. On Earth, volcanoes are most often found where tectonic plat ...

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, situated in the

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range near the

Poás Volcano The Poás Volcano, ( es, Volcán Poás), is an active stratovolcano in central Costa Rica and is located within Poas Volcano National Park. It has erupted 40 times since 1828, including April 2017 when visitors and residents were evacuated. The ...

and within the

Juan Castro Blanco National Park Juan Castro Blanco National Park is a National Park, part of the Arenal Huetar Norte Conservation Area, in the northern part of Costa Rica. Location Located about 100 km north of San José, to the east of Ciudad Quesada in Alajuela Pro ...

. The highest point of the volcano is at an elevation of 2,122 meters.

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Stratovolcanoes of Costa Rica Mountains of Costa Rica Inactive volcanoes {{CostaRica-geo-stub