When my sister Megan visited us to drop off some goods, Allie and I wanted to show her a good time being in San Jose not very long we were a little unsure where to take her. After getting in around 9 o'clock at night we figured we would just go out to eat and figure out what we were going to do the next day. We left our apartment the next day heading out to an Internet cafe to see where the buses could take us. It was 8:15 when we figured what we would do and the bus for Poas left at 8:30. We were in San Pedro and had about 15 minutes to get into San Jose and get over to the East side of town where the Alajuela bus terminal was located.
After taking the bus into San Jose we sprinted across the downtown along the Central Avienda, and hopped on a bus to Alajuela. When we arrived at Alajuela we were unsure of where to find the Poas bus and after trying to talk to some locals we started walking in the direction we believed they wanted us to go. While walking down the street a bus passed with Poas written on the front. We flagged the bus down and got in. The bus was around 1500 colones (3 dollars) a person a little steep considering it costs about 2 dollars to get out to the beach 2 1/2 hours away. However after the trip we realized we had paid for a round trip ticket with the same bus that waited for us at the National Park what a deal.
When we got closer to the volcano the bus started driving through a fog that allowed the driver to see about 10 feet in front of the bus. The heavy fog is due to the high altitude and condensation created from the sulphurous water boiling inside the crater.
While Allie and Megan inhale the sulphourous gasses. I decide to take a breather and take this picture. While walking around the national park you notice the smell of sulfur, not the most pleasant smell.
Taken on the walk to the lagoon, this part of the path was pitch black due to the density of the foilage.
After a 15 minute walk down a paved trail you reach the Botas lagoon a crater that has been inactive for the last 7,500 years. The water in the lagoon is extremly acidic however the tempature is around 70 degrees farenhite.
Above and below are pictures taken on our walk to and from Botas Lagoon.
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