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Volcán Platanar rises above farmlands to the north. The summit is also known as Cerro Congo after the howler monkeys occupying its slopes. It lies about 8 km SE of the city of Quesada at the northern end of the Palmira-Chocosuela-Platanar volcanic complex. Photo by Eliecer Duarte (OVSICORI-UNA).

Volcán Platanar rises above farmlands to the north. The summit is also known as Cerro Congo after the howler monkeys occupying its slopes. It lies about 8 km SE of the city of Quesada at the northern end of the Palmira-Chocosuela-Platanar volcanic complex.

Photo by Eliecer Duarte (OVSICORI-UNA).

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