The 1670 lava flow from Nindirí crater in the background is seen here spilling over the crater rim. A series of lava lakes emplaced in 1670 eventually overflowed the rim through this narrow notch and produced a large lava flow that traveled 5 km down the north flank of the intracaldera cone.

Photo by Jaime Incer, 1977.

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