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El Viejo Volcano

Coordinates: 10°15′36″N 84°19′44″W / 10.26005°N 84.32887°W / 10.26005; -84.32887
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El Viejo Volcano
El Viejo Volcano is located in Costa Rica
El Viejo Volcano
El Viejo Volcano
Highest point
Elevation2,122 m (6,962 ft)
ListingList of volcanoes in Costa Rica
Coordinates10°15′36″N 84°19′44″W / 10.26005°N 84.32887°W / 10.26005; -84.32887
Geography
LocationCosta Rica
Parent rangeCordillera Central
Geology
Mountain typeStratovolcano
Climbing
First ascent1911

The El Viejo Volcano, (Spanish: Volcán El Viejo, translates as The Old Man 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.[1] The highest point of the volcano is at an elevation of 2,122 meters.


References

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  1. ^ Alvarado Induni, Guillermo. Los volcanes de Costa Rica. Editorial de la Universidad Estatal a Distancia. pp. 159–160. ISBN 978-9968-316-79-8.