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Laguna Poco Sol

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  • 10.35°N
  • 84.67°W

  • 789 m
    2589 ft

  • 345803
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Most Recent Bulletin Report: June 1969 (CSLP 44-69)

Fumarolic activity reported and pictured in newspapers

Card 0568 (04 June 1969) Fumarolic activity reported and pictured in newspapers

The following is from a cable received on 3 June. "Newspapers carry story and photos fumarolic activity at Cerro Poco Sol located 16 miles W of Quesada in dense jungle area . . . . Unable to ascertain whether such activity new or unusual."

Information Contacts: Richard Berg, American Embassy, San José, Costa Rica

The Global Volcanism Program has no Weekly Reports available for Laguna Poco Sol.

Bulletin Reports - Index

Reports are organized chronologically and indexed below by Month/Year (Publication Volume:Number), and include a one-line summary. Click on the index link or scroll down to read the reports.

06/1969 (CSLP 44-69) Fumarolic activity reported and pictured in newspapers




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June 1969 (CSLP 44-69)

Fumarolic activity reported and pictured in newspapers

Card 0568 (04 June 1969) Fumarolic activity reported and pictured in newspapers

The following is from a cable received on 3 June. "Newspapers carry story and photos fumarolic activity at Cerro Poco Sol located 16 miles W of Quesada in dense jungle area . . . . Unable to ascertain whether such activity new or unusual."

Information Contacts: Richard Berg, American Embassy, San José, Costa Rica

The Global Volcanism Program has no synonyms or subfeatures listed for Laguna Poco Sol.

Eruptive History

The Global Volcanism Program is not aware of any Holocene eruptions from Laguna Poco Sol. If this volcano has had large eruptions (VEI >= 4) prior to 10,000 years ago, information might be found on the Laguna Poco Sol page in the LaMEVE (Large Magnitude Explosive Volcanic Eruptions) database, a part of the Volcano Global Risk Identification and Analysis Project (VOGRIPA).

Deformation History

There is no Deformation History data available for Laguna Poco Sol.

Emission History

There is no Emissions History data available for Laguna Poco Sol.

Photo Gallery

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GVP Map Holdings

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Title: Abra
Publisher: IGNCR, MOPT (Ministerio de Obras Publicas y Transportes)
Country: Costa Rica
Year: 1989
Series: E763
Map Type: Topographic
Scale: 1:50,000
Map of Abra

Title: Mapa Geo-Estructural Y Sismos del Valle Central
Publisher: IGN
Country: Costa Rica
Year: 1988
Map Type: Geophysical (Structural)
Scale: 1:150,000
Map of Mapa Geo-Estructural Y Sismos del Valle Central

Title: West Indies: The Making of America
Publisher: National Geographic Society
Country: W Indies
Year: 1987
Series: National Geographic
Map Type: Geographic
Scale: 1:4,395
Map of West Indies: The Making of America

Title: Aparatos Volcanico de Costa Rica
Publisher: IGN & Observatorio Volc & Sismo de CR
Country: Costa Rica
Year: 1987
Map Type: Geographic
Scale: 1:750,000
Map of Aparatos Volcanico de Costa Rica

Title: Bath of Gulf of Mexico & Caribbean Sea
Publisher: AAPG, Williams & Heintz Map Corp.
Country: US/ C.Am/ S.Am
Year: 1984
Map Type: Bathymetric
Scale: 1:3,289
Map of Bath of Gulf of Mexico & Caribbean Sea

Title: San Jose
Publisher: IGNCR
Country: Costa Rica
Year: 1982
Series: E561
Map Type: Geology
Scale: 1:200,000
Map of San Jose

Title: Istaru
Publisher: IGNCR, Instituto Geografico Nacional
Country: Costa Rica
Year: 1981
Series: E763
Map Type: Topographic
Scale: 1:50,000
Map of Istaru

Title: Mapa del Vulcanismo Plio-Pleistoceno
Publisher: Universidad de Costa Rica with IGN
Country: Costa Rica
Year: 1980
Map Type: Geology
Scale: 1:700,000
Map of Mapa del Vulcanismo Plio-Pleistoceno

Title: Cartago
Publisher: AMS & IGCR
Country: Costa Rica
Year: 1968
Series: E763
Map Type: Topographic
Scale: 1:50,000
Map of Cartago

Title: Panama
Publisher: US Army Map Service
Country: Panama
Year: 1959
Series: AMS 1301
Map Type: Topographic
Scale: 1:1,000,000
Map of Panama

Title: San Jose
Publisher: IGNCR for IGM
Country: Costa Rica
Year: 1944
Map Type: Geology (Geomorphology)
Scale: 1:200,000
Map of San Jose
Smithsonian Sample Collections Database

There are no samples for Laguna Poco Sol in the Smithsonian's NMNH Department of Mineral Sciences Rock and Ore collection.

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