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Volcanoes in Costa Rica

Costa Rica has 10 Holocene volcanoes on the map. 6 have erupted since 1926. The highest summits at 3,436 m. Below: how they split by eruption age, and the country’s most recently active volcanoes. From the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program, snapshot 2026-06-23.

VOLCANOES10

ACTIVE SINCE 19266

HIGHEST SUMMIT3,436 m

By last eruption

Erupted since 19266 · 60%

Historical (1500–1925)0 · 0%

Prehistoric (Holocene)1 · 10%

Last eruption undated3 · 30%

Most recently active in Costa Rica

The country’s volcanoes, most recent eruption first. Year is the last recorded eruption; elevation is the summit.

2026Poas · Stratovolcano2,697 m

2024Rincon de la Vieja · Complex1,729 m

2022Turrialba · Stratovolcano3,340 m

2010Arenal · Stratovolcano1,670 m

1977Irazu · Stratovolcano3,436 m

1946Miravalles · Stratovolcano2,028 m

6050 BCEBarva · Complex2,906 m

UndatedPlatanar · Stratovolcano(es)2,267 m

UndatedTenorio · Stratovolcano(es)1,916 m

UndatedOrosi · Stratovolcano(es)1,659 m

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