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Phone: 011-506-2430-2630 Cell: 8878-3899
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Poas Volcano blew a big one - April 2017 from balcony of the Volcano Studio, Pura Vida Hotel

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Visit Poas Volcano

LARGEST ACTIVE VOLCANO CRATER (in the world?): There are very few places in the world where you can drive up close to the edge of an active volcanic crater. Gasses puff from vents below the observation platform. Surrounding the huge crater is a dense forested area with a unique volcanic flora and fauna. Poas is a stratovolcano in a state of nearly continuous mild activity. Most of the eruptions are phreatic. Phreatic eruptions are steam-driven explosions that occur when water beneath the ground or on the surface is heated by magma, lava, hot rocks, or new volcanic deposits.

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  • “We departed Pura Vida in a Toyota rental car that was delivered within a few feet of that amazing breakfast” Greg in Florida
  • “I have lived in Costa Rica for two years now and travelled extensively throughout the country . . . Pura Vida Hotel is by far my favorite place to stay" Ruth, Peace Corps Volunteer
  • “The cuisine the night we were there was the freshest of fish picked by chef Nhi at market, delicately prepared . . . and a solid wine selection” BH in CA

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Car Rentals with Alamo

  • FREE delivery at the Pura Vida breakfast table, free drop off at any Alamo office in the country
  • 1 additional driver at no cost, unlimited mileage, free cooler when available
  • 1 booster (kids under 12 or under 1 meter 45cm), 1 child seat (under 6 years) at no cost to Pura Vida guests
  • GPS or Wifi on board (unlimited data) available extras
  • We quote the car model and year (not “something similar that does not look a bit like it”)
  • Throw us the keys at the end of your trip - the "Pura Vida check in"
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A School Visit?

Can you Pack for a Purpose? Would you like to see something of the future of Costa Rica?  Kids are our future - think about packing an old duffel with an unused laptop, a few books or supplies - ask us about visiting our local primary school (Escuela Tuetal Sur) and see how it all comes together in this Costa Rican village.

In our "let's do a little for the future of our planet" department - maybe you'd like to do a little for children's literacy in Costa Rica? Reading materials are impossible to find and are very expensive here. Translation - "the kids have literally no books". 

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