Tenorio Volcano ( es, Volcán Tenorio) is an inactive

andesitic Andesite () is a volcanic rock of intermediate composition. In a general sense, it is the intermediate type between silica-poor basalt and silica-rich rhyolite. It is fine-grained (aphanitic) to porphyritic in texture, and is composed predomin ...

stratovolcano in north-western Costa Rica. It is the main geographical feature of the eponymous

Tenorio Volcano National Park Tenorio Volcano National Park ( es, Parque Nacional Volcán Tenorio) is a National Park in the northern part of Costa Rica, which forms part of the Arenal Tempisque Conservation Area. The jewel of the National Park is the Tenorio Volcano, from whi ...

Toponymy

The name comes from the Chorotega legend of Eskameca and Tenorí. The name in its current form is first mentioned in a 1744 document, further in 1745 by historian León Fernández Bonilla.

Physical aspects

It is composed of four volcanic peaks and two twin craters, one of the craters is sometimes referred to as the Montezuma Volcano. The formation occupies a 225 km² area. In the lowest areas there is

savanna A savanna or savannah is a mixed woodland- grassland (i.e. grassy woodland) ecosystem characterised by the trees being sufficiently widely spaced so that the canopy does not close. The open canopy allows sufficient light to reach the ground to ...

rain forest Rainforests are characterized by a closed and continuous tree canopy, moisture-dependent vegetation, the presence of epiphytes and lianas and the absence of wildfire. Rainforest can be classified as tropical rainforest or temperate rainforest ...

in the middle areas and cloud forest at the top. The rivers Tenorio, Tenorito and Martirio have their source in this volcano.

References

Stratovolcanoes of Costa Rica {{CostaRica-geo-stub