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TOUR DESCRIPTION: Rating:Easy.
Here is your chance to stand at an elevation of 9,500
feet on the rim of an active volcano. You will gaze a thousand
feet down into its hot, steaming, sulphurous bottom. Accessible
by a good road, only one and half-hours from San José,
Poas Volcano National Park boats a main crater almost one
mile wide and considered to have the largest geyser in the
world. Occasionally these explosive eruptions can be safely
viewed at marked lookouts.
We take the Pan American Highway en route to Poas, stopping
the third largest city of Costa Rica, founded in 1789. Continuing
our ascent up the volcano, sugar cane plantations, coffee
plantations, carnations, ferns, huge strawberries and dairy
farms can be seen from the comfort of your tour bus. During
the climb, see the dramatic change in crops and vegetation.
The oxcart, painted in bright colors and unique geometric
designs, has become a symbol of Costa Rica. The tradition
of craftsmanship goes back to the early 20th century when
an ingenious farmer decided to break the norm and assert
his individuality by painting his oxcarts with a design.
The trend caught on throughout Costa Rica and today Sarchi
is a famous artisan centre.
Visitors can tour the oxcart factory or just shop to their
hearts content in several souvenir shops, which display
all types of handicrafts.
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