Stretching like a long finger pointing at the Arenal Volcano, Lake Arenal in Costa Rica is one of the country’s most scenic points of interest. Green rolling hills of forest and pastureland surround the deep blue lake, with the near-perfect conical symmetry of Arenal Volcano framing the skyline to the east.
It is the country’s largest lake at 33 square miles (85 km2), with depths of up to 200 feet (60m). Lake Arenal plays a very important role producing nearly 12% of Costa Rica’s electric ener