Arenal exploded in 1968 killing people living on the mountain. It had been “asleep” and suddenly became active. Postcards show glowing hot lava running down the mountain but there hasn’t been that much activity in several years. Some people in our group said they saw smoke coming out of the top to it but we did not witness that. Although still active, it isn’t spewing. We were quite lucky two days in a row to have clear weather and see it from a distance and a bit closer up. It is often shroud in clouds. It has that perfect volcano shape that you conjure up in your mind when you hear the word volcano.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Arenal exploded in 1968 killing people living on the mountain. It had been “asleep” and suddenly became active. Postcards show glowing hot lava running down the mountain but there hasn’t been that much activity in several years. Some people in our group said they saw smoke coming out of the top to it but we did not witness that. Although<\/p>\n