Lake Hule ( es, Laguna de Hule), which translates to ''Lake of Rubber'', due to the abundance of
rubber trees
''Hevea brasiliensis'', the Pará rubber tree, ''sharinga'' tree, seringueira, or most commonly, rubber tree or rubber plant, is a flowering plant belonging to the spurge family Euphorbiaceae originally native to the Amazon basin, but is now pan ...
nearby, is a
fresh water crater lake
Crater Lake ( Klamath: ''Giiwas'') is a volcanic crater lake in south-central Oregon in the western United States. It is the main feature of Crater Lake National Park and is famous for its deep blue color and water clarity. The lake partly fill ...
located in the northern highlands of
Costa Rica. It is part of a complex of lakes comprising Lake Hule,
Lake Congo and
Lake Bosque Alegre. The lakes are part of the
Bosque Alegre Wildlife Refuge
Bosque Alegre Wildlife Refuge ( es, Refugio de Vida Silvestre Bosque Alegre) is a protected area in Costa Rica, managed under the Central Conservation Area and created in 1994 under decree 22847-MIRENEM to protect the Lake Hule, Lake Congo and Lak ...
.
Location
It is located in Los Ángeles Sur, of
Río Cuarto canton, in
Alajuela
Alajuela () is a district in the Alajuela canton of the Alajuela Province of Costa Rica. As the seat of the Municipality of Alajuela canton, it is awarded the status of city. By virtue of being the city of the first canton of the province, it i ...
province.
Physical aspects
Lake Hule is a
maar lake located within a crater, with an almost circular outline. There is no secondary volcanic activity present.
It is filled by three small streams that drain the north slope of
Congo Volcano
The Congo Volcano, in Spanish the and also known as Congo Mountain, , is an inactive volcano in Costa Rica, situated in the Cordillera Central range near the Poás Volcano and within the Poás Volcano National Park. It is often confused with Pl ...
See also
*
List of lakes in Costa Rica
This is a list of lakes, reservoirs, and water bodies in Costa Rica..
See also
*List of volcanoes in Costa Rica
This is a list of active and extinct volcanoes in Costa Rica.
See also
* List of lakes in Costa Rica
* Central Americ ...
References
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Geography of Alajuela Province
Tourist attractions in Alajuela Province
Hule