Platanar Volcano, Juan Castro Blanco National Park

Name: Platanar Volcano
Address: Juan Castro Blanco National Park, Costa Rica

#2 among attractions in Juan Castro Blanco National Park

Top attraction, Natural attraction, Volcano

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Platanar Volcano is located in the Cordillera Central mountain range. Part of a complex that covers 900 square kilometres and is dominated by Porvenir Volcano at 2,267 m. It is located within the Juan Castro Blanco National Park. ()

Local name: Volcán Platanar Elevation: 7162 ftCoordinates: 10°18'0"N, 84°21'58"W

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Platanar Volcano – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Porvenir Volcano, La Marina Wildlife Rescue Center, Lake Pozo Verde, El Viejo Volcano.

2 miS
Volcano
Porvenir Volcano, Juan Castro Blanco National Park
51 min walk • Porvenir Volcano is an inactive volcano, of stratovolcano type. Located in San Carlos canton of Alajuela, 3km from the related Platanar Volcano and part of the Cordillera Central mountain range. It is within the Juan Castro Blanco National Park.
5.4 miN
Zoo
La Marina Wildlife Rescue Center, Quesada
138 min walk • La Marina Wildlife Rescue Center, or La Marina Zoo is an animal rescue centre located 8.5 km northeast of Ciudad Quesada, between Palmera and Aguas Zarcas, in the Alajuela Province of Costa Rica.
2.7 miS
Lake
Lake Pozo Verde, Juan Castro Blanco National Park
69 min walk • Lake Pozo Verde, is a lake of volcanic origin in San Carlos, Alajuela province, Costa Rica.
3.7 miSE
Volcano
El Viejo Volcano, Juan Castro Blanco National Park
96 min walk • The El Viejo Volcano, is possibly an inactive volcano in Costa Rica, situated in the Cordillera Central range near the Poás Volcano and within the Juan Castro Blanco National Park.
5.4 miN
Locality
Aguas Zarcas
139 min walk • Aguas Zarcas is a district of the San Carlos canton, in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica.
5.2 miNW
Sport, Arenas and stadiums, Sport venue
Estadio Carlos Ugalde Álvarez, Quesada
133 min walk • Estadio Carlos Ugalde Álvarez is a multi-use stadium in Ciudad Quesada, Costa Rica. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of A.D. San Carlos. The stadium holds 5,600 people.

Platanar Volcano, Juan Castro Blanco National Park

Facts and practical information

Juan Castro Blanco National Park plan & book

Platanar Volcano – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Porvenir Volcano, Juan Castro Blanco National Park

La Marina Wildlife Rescue Center, Quesada

Lake Pozo Verde, Juan Castro Blanco National Park

El Viejo Volcano, Juan Castro Blanco National Park

Aguas Zarcas

Estadio Carlos Ugalde Álvarez, Quesada