page_title: Poás Volcano National Park
section_title: Flora and fauna
hierarchical_section_title: Poás Volcano National Park / Flora and fauna
caption_attribution_description: English: Panoramic view of Botos Lake (inactive volcano crater) at the Poas National Park, Alajuela, Costa Rica
context_page_description: Poás Volcano National Park, in Spanish Parque Nacional Volcán Poás, is a National Park in Costa Rica that covers an area of approximately 65 square kilometres; the summit is 2,700 metres. It was established on 25 January 1971. Depending on conditions, visitors can walk all the way to the edge of the main crater, but on 13 April 2017 the park was closed to visitors due to an explosive eruption on the evening of 12 April. Still further eruptions, including on Easter, 16 April, caused the park to be closed until August 2018.
  Over the years, the park has been frequently closed to visitors due to precautions because of water vapor and sulphuric gas emissions. The status of the park being subject to change, potential visitors should check the current conditions at the park. Poas Volcano erupted twice briefly in September 2019.
  The volcano is located in the Central Conservation Area located in the Alajuela Province near the Pacific coast of Costa Rica, which encompasses the area around the Poás Volcano. The main crater is 290 metres wide and is quite active with frequent small geyser and lava eruptions, however the last major eruptions were during 1952-54.
context_section_description: The park maintains a variety of wild plant and animal species, such as the Poas magnolia bird species, including the clay-colored robin, black guan, resplendent quetzal and varieties of hummingbirds, tanagers, flycatchers and toucans. Mammals within the park include coyotes, rabbits, and marmots.
caption: Lake Botos is an inactive crater also located within the Poás Volcano National Park.
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