peaks are volcanos) contribute to the country's diverse and unique scenery. Within a couple of hours you can get from lonesome sandy beaches through tropical rainforest with an immense biodiversity to lush green meadows in the mountains. Typical for the volcanoes' slopes are the grasing cattle whose milk provides the basis for a local specialty: old-fashioned cheese of the highest quality. Other distinct features are the strawberry fields which grow even at this altitude due to the fertile volcanic soil. When driving up narrow, curve-loaden roads that clinge to the rocks you will encounter every 500m at least some streetvendor praising the freshness of his products.
If you have made it finally to the top, you are required to pay a small of entrance fee of approximately 10$. At Poás you can admire one of the world's biggest craters in terms of its diameter, an extinct crater and a beautiful lagoon. If the godess of luck is on your side you can even spot some wildlife (Well, I only got to meet a very extrovert squirrel). However, I would highly recommend you to arrive early in the morning as chances are high to catch a glimpse at the volcan's hot, sulfur-rich bubbling water. If acidity should increase significately the park might have to be closed for safety reasons. Later in the day this stunning view might disappear behind thick clouds. For the geography nerds out there: the exact height of Poás is 2,704m above sealevel. Nature is the most powerful force which it proves by the fact that The original crater has collapsed eons ago. Instead you can now admire a so-called caldera.
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