A tourist takes a picture near the Botos Lagoon at the Poas Volcano National Park in Alajuela, some 40 kilometers from San Jose, on February 11, 2010. Botos Lagoon is an extinct volcanic crater filled by rainwater. It still contains...More
A tourist takes a picture near the Botos Lagoon at the Poas Volcano National Park in Alajuela, some 40 kilometers from San Jose, on February 11, 2010
A tourist takes a picture near the Botos Lagoon at the Poas Volcano National Park...A tourist takes a picture near the Botos Lagoon at the Poas Volcano National Park in Alajuela, some 40 kilometers from San Jose, on February 11, 2010. Botos Lagoon is an extinct volcanic crater filled by rainwater. It still contains traces of acidity due to its origin. Only a few microorganisms and algae can live in it. Its name derives from an indigenous tribe that used to live near to the lagoon called 'The Botos'. AFP PHOTO/ Yuri CORTEZ /LessMore