Volcano Arenal, COSTA RICA

I´m at the most active volcano in Costa Rica, Volcan Arenal, in the central north of Costa Rica. I did a night visit to the west side of the volcano and could see sporadic outbursts of lava with huge lava rocks falling down the sides...almost halfway down from the crater. Due to its unpredictability and violent behaviour, nobody is allowed within 3km of the base. What a bummer! I would have loved to get closer! Anyhow, the nighly shows are spectacular. Today cloudy and rainy, so I did a lot of hiking in the forest and visited a really nice waterfall surrounded by cloud forests. Also digitally captured the famous and strange looking Boat-Billed Herons sitting on their nests.

Next stop...the National Park of Manuel-Antonio along the Pacific coast...towards the south.
Adios!