The formation of the geography of Costa Rica is based upon the massive volcanic activities created by the range of volcanoes, especially the Poás Volcano which is an active stratovolcano, located in the central Costa Rica. It has erupted 39 times since 1828.  This volcano is situated in the Central Volcanic Conservation Area located of the Alajuela Province near the Pacific coast of Costa Rica, which encompasses the area around the Poas Volcano.

Poás Volcano Crater of Costa Rica : An image by Trevor Huxham

The most stunning part of the whole area, which is also a major tourist attraction in the country is obviously the Poás Volcano Crater of Costa Rica. The visitors come to see the crater at Poás Volcano National Park is in the morning, in the dry season from January to April. There is mist and clouds over the crater but when they part, there is a view of sulfuric, bubbling, green rain fed lake at the bottom, surrounded by smoke and steam rising from fumaroles. Poás Volcano also causes acidic rains in the area and as it is located above the frost line, the temperature is normally freezing cold.

The astounding flora around of Poás Volcano : Image by scumdogsteev

Poas Volcano National Park is also home to many endemic species of flora and fauna. Several unique birds and mammals like rabbits and marmots also dwell in the area. The lower slopes of Poás Volcano are covered with fruit farms and huge ornamental flower farms.

A view of the crater lake – Poas Volcanic Crater – Costa Rica – An image by Richie Diesterheft – flickr

The trekkers who intend to come to Poás Volcano Crater of Costa Rica must keep in their minds that the sun’s rays are extremely intense as the elevation lies near equator. When the strong wind blows the usage of windbreakers or jackets is must, as at midday it usually becomes too cold around the crater.

1- Kaieteur Falls is a waterfall on the Potaro River in central Guyana. It is located in the Kaieteur National Park. It is 226 meters (741 feet) when measured from its plunge over a sandstone cliff to the first break. It then flows over a series of steep cascades that, when included in the measurements, bring the total height to 251 meters (822 feet).

An Ariel view of Kaieteur Falls of the Central Guyana

Kaieteur Falls of the Central Guyana – Image by Barefoot Traveler

2 - Historic legend associated with Kaieteur Falls of the Central Guyana

According to Paul A. Zahl’s book “To The Lost World“, “Many years ago, an old and good Carib who could no longer move with the tribe was placed in a canoe far above the brink of the falls, the tribal rationalization being that if the gods disliked such proceedings, they had ample opportunity to intercede. And the did intercede! At the brink, the canoe was halted and miraculously converted into the big stone which today lies conspicuously at the edge of the escarpment where the Potaro River drops 741 feet. Thus the Indian name for the falls is “Kaieteur,” meaning “Old Man Falls“.

Kaieteur Falls of the Central Guyana – Image by Nicholas Laughlin – flickr

3- Kaieteur Falls is about three times higher than the more well known Niagara Falls, located on the border between Canada Falls and the US and about two times the height of the Victoria Falls located on the border of Zambia and Zimbabwe in Africa.

Amazing falls of the Kaieteur national park – Image by Tim Snell

4- On 24 April 1870, Charles Barrington Brown, one of two British geologists appointed government surveyors to the colony of British Guyana (now known as ), became the first European to see Kaieteur Falls. The other surveyor was James Sawkins. Brown and James Sawkins arrived in Georgetown in 1867 and did some of their mapping and preparation of geological reports together, some in separate expeditions, but Sawkins had taken a break from his work when Brown came upon Kaieteur.

Kaieteur Falls – A fascinating view – Image by Rustom Seegopaul

5- Finally, Kaieteur Falls is an amazing gift of nature and the major tourist attraction in Guyana.  The falls is located in Kaieteur National Park and is in the center of Guyana’s rain forest. We hope, you like these 5 stunning facts about Kaieteur Falls of Central Guyana.

The marvelous Kaieteur Falls of Central Guyana – A magical view – Image by Cody H

1- Whitaker Point. Arkansas – Colors of the lovely planet

Whitaker Point. Arkansas – Colors of the lovely planet

2- Antelope Canyon, Arizona – Colors of the lovely planet

Antelope Canyon, Arizona – Colors of the lovely planet

3- A Baobab Tree from Zimbabwe – Colors of the lovely planet

A Baobbab Tree from Zimbabwe – Image by Joshua Hammer – Colors of the lovely planet

4-  An amazing natural wonder – Colors of the lovely planet

Fantastic Natural Wonder – Philippa Clare

 5-   A lonely tee, Phuket – Thailand – Colors of the lovely planet

A lonely tree – Phuket , Thailand – Colors of the lovely planet

6-  A stunning ariel view of Dubai beach – Colors of the lovely planet

A stunning view of Dubai beach – Colors of the lovely planet

 7 –  A magnificent view of Ebor Falls of Australia – Colors of the lovely planet

Ebor Falls of Australia – Colors of the lovely planet

8-   An ariel view of Oludeniz Beach, Turkey – Colors of the lovely planet

Oludeniz Beach, Turkey – Colors of the lovely planet

9- A watercourse of Norway – Colors of the lovely planet

A splendid view of Norway water course – Colors of the lovely planet

10 – One of the wonderful edges of the Mount Blanc. France – Colors of the lovely planet

One edge of the Mont Blanc, France – Colors of the lovely planet

* All images may subject to copyrights. We have mentioned the source of the images and the owners of the photographs where given. Hard to cover the exotic and phenomenal colors of our lovely planet. This series is to typically highlight the beauty of our mother earth.

 Colors of the Lovely Planet – 1

In 1991, a climatic eruption exploded in Philippines and the Mount Pinatubo destroyed the volcano’s original summit.  This was created from the collapse of the volcano’s summit on June 15, during the period of abundant large earthquakes in response to withdrawal of a large volume of magma from the reservoir beneath the volcano. A summit crater lake was appeared which was later named as Lake Pinatubo of Philippines, which is exactly located near the boundries of Pampanga, Tarlac and Zambales provinces of the Philippines.

Lake Pinatubo of Philippines – Image by nucksfan604 – flickr

Lake Pinatubo of Philippines is the deepest lake in the country at 800 m (2,600 ft). It is about 90 km (56 mi) northwest of the capital city of Manila. Lake Pinatubo is today one of the biggest attraction for the tourists, mountaineers and trekers and for its beauty, this lake is described as “a wide jewel of blue and green“.

Lake Pinatubo of Philippines – A wode jewel of green and blue – Image by nucksfan604 – flickr

The mountain range wherein the volcano is located is inhabited by the indigenous  Aetas. An old Aeta legend tells of a lake that once existed in the site, most probably the latter of the two ancient crater lakes, and of a great explosion that destroyed it.

1- Beautiful Lakes Of The World

2- Lake Chad Seeks Attention!

3- Heaven Lake Of China

4- Lulusar Lake: The Sparkler Of Kaghan Valley

5- Dudipatsar Lake Of Kaghan Valley, Pakistan

6- Lake Saiful Muluk : The Jewel Of Kaghan Valley

7- Borith Lake In Gilgit-Baltistan: A Marveling Wonder

8- Chitta Katha Lake Of Pakistan: The White Water Reservoir

9- Ratti Gali Lake Of Kashmir: A Mesmerizing Beauty

10- Rush Lake Of Pakistan: A Pearl Of Karakorum

In 1911, an Australian geologist discovered a fantastic wonder of Antarctica which is an amazing outflow of Iron-rich hypersaline water. This was later on named as the Blood Falls of East Antarctica. At the time of its discovery the scientists thought the red color came from algae, but it afterwards it was ascertained that the oroginal source of the blood-red colour is an underground saltwater lake that was trapped by the encroaching glacier at least 1.5 million years ago. The temperature of the water is -5 Celsius, but it’s so salty that it doesn’t freeze. It’s also rich in iron salts, which are slowly leaching the ice – these are the source of the distinctive red hue. Blood Falls is a rust glacier.

Blood Falls of Antarctica – Image © Robin Carroccia

The Chemical and microbial analyses of this fantastic wonder of Antarctica both indicate that a rare subglacial ecosystem of autotrophic bacteria developed in the Blood Falls that metabolizes sulfate and ferrric ions. According to geomicrobiologist Jill Mikucki at Dartmouth College, water samples from Blood Falls contained at least 17 different types of microbes, and almost no oxygen. An explanation may be that the microbes use sulfate as a catalyst to respire with ferric ions and metabolize the trace levels of organic matter trapped with them. Such a metabolic process had never before been observed in nature.The bacteria must have some way of recycling their energy source.

Blood Falls – Antarctica – Image by Mike Martoccia

Another supernatural and unearthly phantasm about the Blood Falls of Antarctica near some scientists is that the bacteria responsible for Blood Falls might be an Earth-bound approximation of the kind of alien life that might exist elsewhere in the solar system, like beneath the polar ice caps of Mars and Europa.