A wet dirt road leading to Lake Arenal. near the village Nuevo Arenal Costa Rica


From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: Lake Arenal is situated in the northern highlands of Costa Rica, in the provinces of Guanacaste and Alajuela. It is located in the Arenal Tilaran Conservation Area, and is close to the Arenal Volcano and Monteverde cloud forest. The lake is approximately 30 km long and almost 5 km at its widest point, making it the largest lake in Costa Rica at 85-square-kilometre (33 sq mi). Its depth varies between 30 and 60 meters (100–200 feet) depending on the season. The town of Arenal was relocated to higher ground when the lake was expanded in 1979. The old towns of Arenal and Tonadora now lie abandoned at the bottom of the lake, with the new town of Arenal existing to the northeast on the lake.


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Location: Central Latin America Mesoamerica Costa Rica Guanacaste Province Lake Arenal
Photo credit: © Bert de Ruiter / Alamy / Afripics
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