Puff - The Magic Volcano
by Al Bourassa
Title
Puff - The Magic Volcano
Artist
Al Bourassa
Medium
Photograph - Photographic Artworks
Description
We were on our way to see the Irazu Volcano near San Jose, Costa Rica, and we saw this other volcano nearby puffing away contentedly.
The Irazu volcano’s summit has several craters, one of which contains Diego de la Haya, a green crater lake of variable depth. At 11,260 feet (3,432 m), the Irazú Volcano is the highest active volcano in Costa Rica. It is easily visited from San José, with a road leading right up to the summit craters and a weekly bus service to the top. It is thus a popular tourist spot.
From the top it is possible to see both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans on a clear day. However, such clear days are rare, and the volcano’s summit is usually cloud-covered, so this is why we were taken there very early in the morning before the clouds formed. By 9am the clouds were rolling in.
This artwork is derived from a photograph taken Apr 15/10 during our exploratory tour of South and Central America.
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January 26th, 2015
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