Costa Rica Doubled Its Forest Cover Through Reforestation

The colón takes its name from Cristóbal Colón, the Spanish name for Columbus.

The law was passed to protect wildlife, in line with the country's conservation focus.

It is now quiet, but the conical volcano remains one of Costa Rica's best-known landmarks.

Despite covering only a tiny fraction of the planet's land, its rainforests, cloud forests and coasts host extraordinary biodiversity.