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Tenorio Volcano National Park

This wild Costa Rica park has an area of 31 794 acres that lodge two volcanoes, numerous rivers, waterfalls, thermal hot springs, and a lagoon. Tenorio National Park is located about 3.7 miles from Cañas on the Interamericana Norte area. Tenorio Volcano is a relatively active volcano with multiple craters that displays fumaroles, hot springs, and mud pots activity. The other volcano, Montezuma Volcano, is dormant and has one set of twin craters. One of the greatest assets Tenorio National Park has is Celeste River. Rio Celeste has emanations of sulfur and precipitations of calcium carbonates that give it an incredible light blue color to its water. This unique national park is surrounded by primary cloud forest and rainforest, with multiple life zones such as: very humid tropical forest, very humid tropical forest, transition to premontane,   premontane pluvial forest, very humid premontane forest, and low mountain pluvial forest. The average temperature at Tenorio National Park is around 75 F with 200 inches of annual precipitation. Tenorio Volcano stands at 6286 feet over sea level.

Tenorio National Park is on of those parks in Costa Rica that don’t get the affluence of tourists that other national parks get, but is definitely a recommended natural destination if you are into a hiking tour into the wild. Trails inside this amazing national park lead to picnic areas, swimming areas, as well as trails to Tenorio Volcano and Montezuma Volcano. Volcan Tenorio summit is surrounded by virgin forests and a small lake surrounded by epiphyte covered cloud forest. Tapirs and pumas are known to frequent the summit of Tenorio Volcano. The climb to the volcano’s summit can take about a two day trip. The hike to see the hot springs, mud pots, and the Celeste River takes around five hours. To make the best out of your visit to this wild and abundant national park and also to be safe, we recommend that you take a guide with you when you visit Tenorio Volcano National Park.