Chopo Volcano


Chopo Volcano, today a quarry, was an inactive volcano, also known as either Anunciación, Coronación, Asunción mountain. It is located in Cañas canton of Guanacaste, 6 km north off the Cañas city.

Toponymy

It is named after the nickname of the previous owner of the land where the volcano is located.

Physical aspects

The area is of around 1 km2 and the cone was made of pyroclastic lava flows, its rocks are basaltic olivines.

Social and economic activity

Today the volcano is a quarry for road raw material. Cattle farming is practiced in the surrounding areas.